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Happy Thursday, everyone! It’s day 15 of my first cycle on this new chemo regimen and, just like last year, hair loss has started! Noticed a few stray hairs yesterday and then this morning a lot more came out while toweling off after my shower. Nothing su
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Got some goodies shipped to me from France during this past week or two so I finally took some photos yesterday. Still need to process/clean up all the pics before I can list the items on my website but hope to have an update ready in a few days. Loot inc
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We have a shy bit of sunshine in Portland this morning! What a nice way to start off the new week ☀️My morning is pretty stacked with shipping orders and phone calls (discovered our 15-year-old fence is falling apart in some sections!) but then I pla
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Part 2 of today’s estate sale finds: instant collection of baby shoes! Mostly singles, some pairs, some very old ones! All for sale, individually or great price for the whole bunch - just send me a message 😊 . . . #antique #victorian #babyshoes #ins
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So happy I felt well enough to hit an estate sale filled with Victorian treasures this morning! This photo shows part 1 (part 2 and 3 are being washed and sorted) and it contains my favorite find: the French faux bamboo mirror 😍 Might become a
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Throwing it back to freshman year in college to when Todd came to pick me up at my parents’ house in Wheaton, Illinois. I had spent the summer interning at an ad agency in Chicago while Todd spent it with his aunt and uncle in Seattle. I was so happy then
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Tomorrow morning bright and early I start my new chemo regimen so today I’m trying to stay calm and enjoy some Netflix as a diversion. Can’t get too sucked in, though: I still have laundry to finish and am hoping to add a few new listings to my online sho
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It’s nearly a month later but I finally finished listing all my antique handwritten documents in my web shop (link in profile). If you love typography, calligraphy and graphic design as much as I do, these 1800s beauties will make your heart skip a beat :
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For not having a green thumb, I sure do have a lot of plants in the house right now... love that my amaryllis is finally blooming - thanks @ecodazzi ❤️ - but it kinda doesn’t count since the waxed bulb requires exactly zero attention (no watering, g
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A year ago, the company I worked for had a gorgeous plant arrangement delivered to our house upon hearing of my diagnosis. I didn’t think the plants would last very long given my unmatched ability to kill greenery quickly but to my great surprise, about h
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So happy to add this French chocolate mold to my cabinet of coveted treasures! It was a belated Christmas gift from a dear friend who clearly knows me so well - merci beaucoup @amysmithstudios ❤️ . . . #newaddition #mycollection #hutchlove #shelfie
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(Warning: long post ahead!) Well, we met with our oncologist this morning and have a treatment plan that I'll very likely start in a couple weeks. It involves going on weekly infusions of a chemo drug named Taxol (paclitaxel) which is quite similar to one
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Still haven’t put Christmas away, which means I still haven’t found a permanent home for this (rather giant!) French herb chopping board and English ironstone footed bowl. Thought placing them on my kitchen hutch would give you all a good sense of scale b
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Well, 2018 is ending just like it started: with news of cancer... the PET scan shows a tumor (4.4cm) on the liver. That’s all I know for now - we are meeting with my oncologist on Wednesday and will hammer out a treatment plan then. It will likely involve
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It’s been three months already: time for my next PET scan! On my way now, way too early but this way I can catch a ride to work with Todd 😊 Sooooo hungry but no food (not even a TicTac!) till I’m all done. Prep will start at 9:30, scan around 10:30
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Merry Christmas! Hope everyone is enjoying this day in whatever way - whether that means being surrounded by gobs of family and friends, or a cozy day on the couch with just you and your fur babe. I wish every one of you loads of love and joy and peace :h
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Taking a break from the tough job of relaxing on the couch and watching various TV, Netflix and Prime shows to work on this week’s red and green theme for #fjnine hosted by @flots_n_jets and co-hosted this week by @studiofourcorners - so fun to look throu
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Merry Christmas Eve! After a morning of shipping and errands, we’re now enjoying some couch time before heading back out again this afternoon (cancer doesn’t care it’s Christmas so I’m headed to N. Interstate for my monthly port flush and blood draw so I
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Sharing my ironstone loot. There were a couple more pieces in this collection but those are keepers (including a large footed punch bowl that I’m absolutely in love with but don’t quite know where to put - is our bedroom too weird a spot for it?!). Offici
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Christmas Café playlist is once again playing on Spotify as I do research on a collection of antique ironstone I was able to buy yesterday – will share photos in the next day or so. Hope you're all close to done with errands and to-dos so you can relax th
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This morning’s to-do list: package up cookies while listening to the Christmas Cafe playlist on Spotify...yep, I’m soaking up all the joy of the season ❤️ . . . #holidaybaking #christmascookies #sugarcookies #firsttimer #novice #soakingitup #redandw
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Added some simple, large ornaments to mix in with the old wood croquet balls I found in Europe back in September. They look perfect in this Edwardian era dairy butter keeper which I found at a market in Gouda - not a ‘smart’ thing to try and bring home to
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If you saw yesterday’s post, you’ll know that my paternal grandparents owned a bakery in Holland before I was born. To prove that baking, however, is NOT in my genes, I present to you my third attempt this month at baking a decent batch of America’s most
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This chocolate mold Santa is spending his first Christmas at our house. He did years of service in my Opa and Oma Wijnen’s bakery in Hattem, the Netherlands. My dad rescued him from the attic after my grandparents retired and sold their bakery - he asked
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The second I’m done making the bed, Tucker jumps up and gets comfy - he loves our new bed as much as we do And I’m loving my ‘new’ white embroidered pillow from France! I was gifted this pillow case quite a while back and had misplaced it (happens more o
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Yay, it’s Friday!!! I’m a bit behind on everything - got my orders packed and ready to go, took photos of all the 1800s notary documents but then ran out of steam to edit them (this time of year product shots always need color correction to make up for th
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Thursday goals: to disassemble my pop up shop in the dining room and snap photos for all of you who’ve requested info on certain items, including these fabulous notary documents from the 1800s. So if you’re on a list, you should hear from me in the next d
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It’s dreary weather and getting quite somber outside but these little faux tea lights make it all kinds of cozy inside! You may remember I found a child’s doll tea set at the @thegreatjunkhunt in Salem a couple months ago - turns out the cups are the perf
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Clearly Todd has been a good boy this year Pop over to my stories for a peek at the fun gift tags I made today for other family members - they turned out quite cute, if I do say so myself 😊 Took most of the day but I blasted Xmas music and hummed a
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While rummaging in our basement recently, I came across these skates that I hadn’t seen in over 15 years. Instead of tucking them away again, I decided to use them this year in our Christmas decor. You see, they’re not just any skates - these are the skat
