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Him, 36 years
As is a theme these days, I'm writing this on an ever-belated timeline. But I didn't want to miss the opportunity to write my little annual birthday love letter to Nicholas.
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2025: A year in review
The title of this post is not in error – it seems that I'm running a good two months behind on blog posts these days. That said, in all it's belatedness, it's still of value (to me, anyway!) to share my recap of the big and little things in our life...
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•5 min read
Celebrating Christmas 2025, Part 2
In mid-January, my parents and my brother, Matt, drove down from Minnesota to celebrate a belated Christmas with us. They arrived on a Saturday, in the late afternoon. I had "Marry Me chicken" in the crockpot, and a batch of sourdough focaccia still...
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2025: A knitting year in review
At the start of every new year, I enjoy looking back at a full year of knitting – noticing trends in my own making, and noticing what worked for me and when and where I managed to squeeze creativity into my daily life. I did a fair bit of knitting...
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A winter picnic, December days, and Arlo's first birthday
Nicholas took a day or two off of work each week throughout the month of December, so we enjoyed lots of time together with our little family. One week, we did two back-to-back days of cozy hikes at our local arboretum.
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Celebrating Christmas 2025, Part 1
As had been the case for the last several years, we celebrate Christmas with each side of the family. We'll celebrate Christmas with my side of the family in a few weeks, and on Christmas Eve and Day this year, we spent time with Nicholas' family.
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