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Life Notes: Notes from an Urban Cabin # 19

By Laura Lynn Brown 12 Comments

Laura Lynn Brown writes about unexpected life in her urban cabin and a cat-and-mouse game. What happened to the peanut butter in the traps?

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Life Notes: Superbuns!

By Callie Feyen 10 Comments

What happens when Callie Feyen goes shopping for bras? With a five-year-old? Only one word for it: Superbuns!

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Life Notes: Dragon Scales to Go, to Stay

By L.L. Barkat 4 Comments

Remember what it was like to be a harried mom in the shoe store? (Or was that just yesterday?) In this Life Notes edition, L.L. Barkat recalls all too well — with dragon scales as part of the deal.

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Life Notes: The Secret to a Happy Marriage Is Not What I Thought It Was

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

Wedding rings in hand, happy marriage

The secret to a happy marriage might have something to do with cartwheels. Or not. Find out the real deal in this humorous Life Notes, from Megan Willome.

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Life Notes: Figuring

By L.L. Barkat 14 Comments

Blond Doll Japanese Clothes

In this Life Notes edition, a little girl’s lament turns into an evening of make-believe. If you’re feeling stressed, you might want to walk away—and into play—too.

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Life Notes: Greensleeves, Green Tea, and a Circlet

By L.L. Barkat 6 Comments

greensleeves clover

In this Life Notes edition, a child takes one writer’s morning in an unexpected direction—as children are wont to do.

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Life Notes: Tea is Necessary

By Ann Kroeker 18 Comments

Tree in Tea Comfort

With both hands wrapped around a steaming mug, Ann Kroeker recognizes that life needs pauses. And life needs tea.

Filed Under: Blog, Life Notes, Self Care, Tea

Life Notes: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Chickens

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

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When going on a great chicken chase, it might be useful to know these 10 things you didn’t know about chickens. Get the scoop from this amusing Life Notes edition!

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Life Notes: What’s Your Happiest Moment?

By L.L. Barkat 18 Comments

happiest-moment-fall-flowers

What’s your happiest moment? We reach into the past in this “Life Notes” edition, to a high-armed couch and a mountain, to try to answer the question.

Filed Under: Blog, L.L. Barkat, Life Notes

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