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Ten Things You Should Not Do (Even When the Internet Tells You To): Bathe only twice or three times a week: Unless you are living in a plastic bubble, you sweat and get dirty and generally stink by the end of every day. You always do, even if you think otherwise, because of the bacteria on your skin, the things you come in contact with over the course of the day and night, and your own (and perhaps other people's) body fluids. Please ignore poor hygiene advice wrapped in a "healthy" banner and bathe yourself every day. Every. Day. Also, use soap. It would be nice if you washed your hair, too, but I won't push it. Buy and Collect [pricey, worthless, or pricey worthless item] as an investment: Two words for you: Beanie Babies. Stop believing the get rich from collecting folks, who are getting rich off your obsession to get rich quick and spend your money on things like groceries, paying off your credit cards, saving up for a vacation or new car, etc. Fa...
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Alterations Day

Last week I had two pairs of thrifted trousers to alter: a pair of black capris to make into shorts, and a pair of jeans that were a wee bit too big in the waist. These are nice knit capris, but they look a little ridiculous on me, and the waistband gapes a bit so I don't mind chopping them up and tailoring them to make shorts. I hemmed the legs, put a couple of darts in the waist, and it's done. A nice pair of shorts for cheap. I'm having the same fitting problem lately with all bottoms -- my waist has grown smaller than my hips -- so I put a couple of darts in the waistline of these jeans, too. Now they fit perfectly. :)
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Yes, I'm Officially Obsessed

I've taken a bunch more photos of the mushrooms I encounter on my daily walks with the dogs, and since I'm not getting tired of this, I'm putting them in an online album here if you want to see.
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Reminder

Last week I checked the National Hurricane Center site to see if there was any activity out there (and found zero); yesterday my guy showed me this on 8/10. The concerning area is the orange circle, which is in a position to come our way. So I thought I'd write up a post reminding everyone in the strike zone to be prepared. This is from 8-11, which shows much the situation changed in one day. We went from orange to red. It ended up to be nothing, but I did not take it lightly. This is why you prepare before the storm hits, so when it does you don't suffer more than you have to. My guy went out last week and hooked up my nephew's generator at his new house for the same reasons -- now we don't have to worry about him. So, what exactly do you need to do to prepare? There are tons of resources on the NHC's website, and what you want to do while you're preparing is to track the storm. Weather services start fear-mongering as soon as any storm approach...
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Mushroom Season

Each morning and evening when I walk the dogs I've been noticing delicate white mushrooms springing up along the roadside. They seem to bud, bloom and wither in 24 hours, which intrigued me. I did a search and discovered they could be Bolbitus Titubans , or Yellow Fieldcap mushrooms. Not poisonous, not really edible, and one of the shortest fruiting mushrooms that appear after rain in pastures and where there is deadfall. All that fits. They do look like fried eggs on top of their very skinny stems. Every time I see mushrooms I'm reminded of how little I know about them, so I've started looking them up online to see if I can tentatively identify them. Of course you should never eat a mushroom you don't know 100% for sure is edible, and I wouldn't (not a fan of eating them, actually), but I am fascinated by how many varieties of mushrooms there are here. It's fun to see if I can find a match for what grows around our home.
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Craziness Online

I've been noticing a lot of crazy quilts being offered lately over at the online thrift auction. This is probably because 1) it's summer and a lot of quilts are usually donated during warmer times of year, 2) people have no idea what vintage quilts are worth, and 3) crazy quilts cannot be laundered easily. But are they worth acquiring, even for cheap? The high bid on this 86" X60" beauty current stands at $55.00, and I expect it will go for twice or even three times that in the end. It's hard to say from the condition in the photos if it's worth even that. Some of the patchwork is shattered, and the center motif embroidery looks incongruous with the rest of the stitching on the quilt. I'd pass. Bidding on this velvety stunner sits at just $21.00 for the high bid currently. It's the right colors, the stitching is quite nice, and we have a patch embroidered with 1915 on it to assure us it's vintage. Here's the thing about vintage q...
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Days of Old

My guy and I took a day trip to the Barberville Pioneer Settlement , which is the best open air museums I've ever visited. To go along the tour with us, check out my album of pics here .
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