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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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  • So this morning, Paul and I walk out into Winter Wonderland. And by Wonderland, I mean Attack of the Glacier. He steps in front of me and says "Careful babe, it’s slippery." And I go, "I’m fine." And then, of course, I fall. Hard. On my knee. But I dust myself off, and like an…

  • It is a widely stated fact that Paul is the main cook in our house. Some days, I get to be the Sous Chef, while others I just get in the way. We both do not lose any sleep over this arrangement. However, I am the master supreme maker of Chili. Which if we are…

  • So, I started a new book today: Twilight. And I know I am last to the party and everyone has already read it. But oh, dang, it is good. Tomorrow is a day off, which means I can fold the mountains of laundry and go shopping for a Valentine present and perhaps remove the coats…

  • So while recently Friday’s have been reserved for painful visits to the DMV, their regular scheduled programing involves a lot of cleaning. Because I work Sunday-Thursday and make messes as soon as I get home, things get a little piled up around here. As I am skipping the DMV today due to lack of funds…

  • I found an amazing website: The Ones We Love via MadeByGirl. The photos are fantastic, of course, but what intrigued me most is that the photographers are all about my age.

  • Paul and I do not have an anniversary. Because it is very hard to determine when our "thing" started. Plus, if something is never going to end, does it really matter when it officially began? I say no. However. I did get on a plane with all my belongings six months ago today. I did…

  • A few weeks ago, I set out to make a layout based the words "When she thought about it, her life was the opposite than planned while at the same time perfect." (Yes, in retrospect, I realize this is not a very grammatically correct sentence but a GREAT thought.) But then the idea grew into…

  • I got an email in early January from Allison at Hambly asking me to guest design for them. I fell out of my chair. Hambly stuff is magical to work with and I will get all the little projects I created with it posted here soon. For now, here is a sneak of my gallery…

  • "Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry…have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere – be deceitful. Let…