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Category: The Good Life (page 7)

2011 Year of Pleasures #41

Posted on: November 1, 2011 Last updated on: September 22, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
I’ve been waiting on a bunch of packages lately, and everything just happened to arrive on the same day. I opened my front door and it was like Christmas morning and I had been a very good girl.
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2011 Year of Pleasures #39

Posted on: October 18, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
You guys. I barely had the willpower to put this down long enough for a picture. Oh man, is this yummy. Bear bought me this little candy bar size at Cost Plus Imports, but they also had a big gift…
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Free Halloween Patterns!

Posted on: October 7, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
Halloween is here! I’m getting myself in the spirit and pulling out all my old decorations, so I thought I’d have some fun and give away some patterns that were only available for sale before. Here’s the catch: I have…
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2011 Year of Pleasures #38

Posted on: September 27, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
When Clif and I came across this store on the pier at Fisherman’s wharf, we both busted up laughing. Cartoons are real, y’all.
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Tourist in my own town

Posted on: September 26, 2011 Last updated on: December 30, 2025 Written by: Reese Dixon
I’m playing catch up over here, getting to the blog late, racing home to meet the school bus as it waited in front of my house, skipping nap time because I’ve got stuff to do and Atti is content with…
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Green T-Shirt and Cardigan

Posted on: September 23, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
This is Simplicity 0493. I normally avoid sewing knits, I have never gotten my serger to love me back and Tim Gunn would totally bust me on my wavy hems, but this green jersey was so soft and such an…
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What I’m Eating – Apples and Cheese

Posted on: September 21, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
As part of Project Put Together, I’m shaping up my eating habits in the most time efficient way I can find. Red Delicious apples spread with Laughing Cow creamy swiss cheese. They were passing these out as samples the last…
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2011 Year of Pleasures #37

Posted on: September 20, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
The. Best. Ice cream in the world. And I think I’ve shown by how often ice cream comes up in these year of pleasure’s that I have very strong opinions about that. This is from Joe’s Italian Ice in Anaheim,…
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2011 Year of Pleasures #36

Posted on: September 13, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
This is one of my favorite treats in the world. A whole meal full of yummy little nibbly bits. I love a fondue, I love an appetizer spread, and I love me a cracker tray. When the heat has been…
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More in my canning adventures

Posted on: September 12, 2011 Last updated on: December 30, 2025 Written by: Reese Dixon
My feet and back have still not recovered, and my floor may never be clean again, but gosh I love canning. I just find the whole thing so dang satisfying, all those gorgeous gleaming jars stuffed with great things I…
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