Year: 2014
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If you’ve never been to the Oregon coast, you’re missing out. With beautiful beaches and charming oceanside towns, the coastline is beautiful, surrounded by state parks, good camping, and friendly people. This post focuses on the northern section of coastline from Astoria to just below Tillamook. This was compiled on my family’s week long trip…
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Today, once again, I find myself in the ignominious position of having less of a how-to, than a how-not-to. However, since there are probably many people like myself who jump into a tutorial and find myself less than equipped to finish a DIY project, I thought I’d share my issues, which will hopefully mean your…
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I couldn’t do a Harry Potter food marathon without including butterbeer, could I Butterbeer, which first appears in the third book is closely associated with the wizarding world, and Hogsmeade in particular. After it makes its debut, you’ll find it everywhere in the wizarding world, from the Gryffindor tower to Sirius’ house. Its first appearance…
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If you’ve ever been to Canyonville, Oregon, it’s probably because you were visiting the casino and resort: Seven Feathers. You probably took advantage of the plethora of wineries and the easy access to outdoorsy type activities. But if you’re looking to go to the area and need a couple other ideas, I have a few.…
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So as you may or may not know, this year’s Banned Book Week ran September 21-27. Banned Book Week gives us an opportunity to discuss censorship and literature and to celebrate reading in all its forms. Banned Book Week may be over, but it’s never too late to talk about these ideas. This year I…
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They say that even the best laid plans fail. But since my plan wasn’t even closet to being that good, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that this cake was basically a complete failure. I’m sorry that this wasn’t posted on time, but I had to come to terms with this cake before I could…
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There’s nothing like the thrill of a good estate or garage sale. I started going to garage sales with my family many years ago. It was wonderful because for just a few dollars, everyone could find something interesting and it was a great way to convince everyone to get in the car and have a…
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Happy Monday. This is just a short post today, so that everyone can recover from the length and craziness that was Friday’s post. My most recent commission on Etsy was this typed letter. My client’s nephew is having his first birthday, and they had written him a letter of wishes for his character. I think…
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This is the first food blog type post I’ve ever made, and I’ve learned quite a lot. I was planning on doing step by step photos, but that won’t be possible because a) there’s not enough light in my kitchen, b) my camera is not good enough, c) I don’t have enough hands or a…
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I’m always on the lookout for fabulous vintage finds for my Etsy site, and for myself because I love, love, love vintage clothing and knick knacks. Estate sales are one of my favorite ways to find vintage treasures, not only because you can find really great deals, but because you get to see things in…
Allison Burris 