Last week I got a second chance to take on the potters wheel at Earthborn Studio in Leeds. Last time it put a whoopin on me, but this time I feel like I redeemed myself! The fabulous Rachel at Grasping for Objectivity hosted another great workshop for Alabama Bloggers at Earthborn Studios, which happens to be owned by her…
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I can’t believe it. Can you? August is halfway over. Temps are beginning to cool down here in the Deep South. Schools kids are assembling their Trapper Keepers. My mom and I saw our first little yellow butterfly of the year last weekend. That’s a sure sign that Summertime is starting to wind down and Fall is just…
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Originally published for UnskinnyBoppy.com in August 2012. Updated by BethBryan.com in April 2026. How Pinterest Gave My Blog a Heartbeat On October 2, 2010, my hipster friend Lisa invited me to join an exclusive, invitation-only website called Pinterest. Her exact words were, “This is a website I think most of us could fall in love with.” Lisa needs to get…
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I love hosta. Don’t you? Garrett calls them “pasta” and I don’t correct him. Unfortunately one day his girlfriend will have to correct him when he tells her that pasta grows on plants, but in the mean time I think it’s hilarious. Some months ago I planted these big, robust “Sum and Substance” hosta/pasta plants along the edge of my…
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Let’s all give a warm welcome to the newest addition to my laundry room, this awesome Dash and Albert aqua striped rug runner. I’ve had my eye on a rug like this for years, and finally I found The One. He is perfect for my new aqua laundry room. He’s 30” wide and 8 feet long and looks…
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