Category Archives: Maggie

No Hot Tubbing for This Girl

It’s been a bit quiet from Little Rock recently – remember back when we adopted two little kittens from a local rescue agency?  Well it turns out, that’s not the only expansion our family is going to undertake.  Shortly before … Continue reading

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Happy Kitten Fun Time

We recently had two new additions to our family. Don’t be fooled by their cuteness.  These kittens are BIG TIME troublemakers.  We got Archer and Lilly (named after Sterling Mallory Archer and Lilly Pulitzer) from a local rescue group and … Continue reading

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Orange Power in Stillwater

I went to a small liberal arts college populated with a lot of hippies and a football team that was nothing to write home about (the school has since done away with the football team completely).  To say that I … Continue reading

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Craft Time: Making a Fall Wreath

All of our wreaths are hidden somewhere in the depths of storage so what better way to spend a Friday afternoon then wreath making . . .  to Hobby Lobby we go! I started with a simple styrofoam wreath, two … Continue reading

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“Taking the Baths” in Hot Springs, AR

This past weekend Dr. Shifty and I decided to take a little in-state field trip down to Hot Springs, AR.  We had seen several advertisements for the Hot Springs Jazzfest and Dr. Shifty’s been itching to go check out the … Continue reading

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What I Did This Summer Part III: Ahhhh, Mini Retirement at the Cottage

There is one place in the entire world that always wins hands down as my favorite place and that’s my family’s summer home on the UP of Michigan.  I’ve been going to the UP every summer for as long as … Continue reading

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What I Did This Summer Part II: A Tale of Two Trucks

When we left off, Dr. Shifty and I were about to head to Little Rock caravan-style with him behind the wheel of a 22 foot Penske moving truck and me following in my car (we sold Dr. Shifty’s car prior … Continue reading

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What I Did This Summer Part I: Farewell to the Commonwealth

Poor Chaaron . . . I can’t tell you how many times this summer I’ve promised her some blog posts and then no post.  I could blame it on a cross-country move or spotty Internet (seriously though, we still don’t … Continue reading

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Embracing My Inner Pixie

It’s hot here in Virginia – really hot.  So hot that I woke up in the middle of Friday night feeling like my hair was strangling me with hot sweaty tendrils.  The heat drove me to this – it’s just … Continue reading

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Left Behind

I’ve been very busy having a pity party for myself. As mentioned before, Mags and Dr. Shifty are heading to Little Rock at the end of the month. This is wonderful news for them and a great move for Dr. … Continue reading

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