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Home Decor for the Rest of Us Who Aren’t Martha Stewart
Only in a place where there are no children can one arrange textiles, and books, dishes, even toys, as if they had been indifferently set down by an actual fun-sized human — it gives the place that dynamic, vibrant, lived-in touch. Continue reading
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Tagged artful, Carolyn Henderson, cloth, customers, decor, deocration, deoration, dog, fashion, gold, home, Kindle, magazine, Martha Stewart, messy house, Middle Aged Plague, people, retail
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Baby Boomer Grandparents — We do it our way
Like a lot of people our age, the Norwegian Artist and I are on the tail end of raising one set of kids when we find ourselves presented with the next generation, with which we interact on a deeper level than a weekly play date at the park.
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Tagged baby boomers, blogging, Carolyn Henderson, family, grandparents, humor, middle age, painting, Steve Henderson, toddler
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The Dog Ate My (extremely expensive, Italian leather, got them on sale) Sandals
I might also add that Ruby the Repulsive Rat Dog exhibits a literal taste for expensive footwear as well, and thanks to her sharp teeth, has reduced my $14.95 find of the century to masticated pulp. Continue reading
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Tagged accessory, art, artist, blogging, Carolyn Henderson, clothing, college, culture, daily life, dog, expensive, family, French manicure, humor, Italian leather, leather, life, Macy's, middle age, painting, pets, Polish, rat, relationships, sandals, Sierra Trading Post, Steve Henderson
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Are they Brats or Simply Bored Children?
In other words, they behaved like normal children in a 12 x 15 room with nothing in it but fishing magazines and a flat screen, and they didn’t sit still, and they weren’t quiet, and they didn’t just watch the movie and stop bothering people the way adults, trained to glue their eyes to the screen, expect them to. Continue reading
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Tagged active children, adults, art, artist, blogging, bored children, brats, Carolyn Henderson, children, culture, current events, dentist's office, dress, education, educational DVDs, flat screen, humor, kids will be kids, middle age, middle aged, no toys, normal, padded walls, painting, princess, reading by three, running software, Steve Henderson, toddler, two year old, wedding dress
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Sleeping Felines and Why They’re So Important
It’s amazing what you can learn by sitting on the porch all afternoon, watching the cats. Like this: cats sleep a lot. What is it — 18, 19 hours a day? I can understand why lions get exhausted, what with … Continue reading
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Jiminy Crock Pot! We’re Eating Hot Food Again!
Lately, though, with dinner more often than not consisting of graham crackers with peanut butter and a glass of milk, I started longing for a hot, savory meal, even a gray one, that would cook while I worked. Continue reading
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The Great Washing Machine Adventure
Yes, I know. But our generation is the product of Depression era parents, and in this generation we are working through a Recession era angst. So you use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. Continue reading
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Don’t Say “Can’t”
I dropped in on Eldest Supreme at work just so I could casually mention, “Oh, by the way, I have a washing machine in the back of the car.” Continue reading
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Tagged art, artist, blogging, Carolyn Henderson, circus, Honda Fit, machine, middle age, Norwegian, payment, pick up, Steve Henderson, washing, writing
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The Summer of Our Contentment
Colleagues at home, I know you know what I’m talking about, even more so now because it’s summer and there are extra people in the office for the next couple months. Continue reading
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She Was a Good Doggy
The first day we got her, I left the kids with the Norwegian Artist, dutifully snapped on the leash, and went for the inaugural walk to the park, where somehow, when I blinked for a fraction too long, our newest family member clamped her mouth shut around a dead duck. Continue reading
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