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About Lori Finding Joy

Native Mainer. Compulsive knitter. Occasional writer. Bird watcher, star gazer, window dreamer. Mom.

“Mandwarmers”

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Lori Finding Joy

A few weeks ago the VEB informed me that his hands get awfully cold at work, and asked me to make him a muffler.  Now, he’s the rare sort of person who actually appreciates and wears everything I’ve knit him, … Continue reading →

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October Surprise

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Lori Finding Joy

The previous tenants here left behind several outdoor flower pots, all filled with dirt and sprouting various and sundry weeds.  This summer I bought a big bag of mixed wildflower seeds and dumped them into the pots, thinking it couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Oxbow – Fall Edition

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Lori Finding Joy

I used to hate fall with the unbridled fire of a thousand suns about to go supernova.  Loathed and detested it.  I ranked the seasons spring, winter, summer then fall, in that order (for obvious reasons, I prefer woolens to bathing suits).  … Continue reading →

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The Snake Mojo

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Lori Finding Joy

My grandmother (on my dad’s side) disliked snakes so much that she made my grandfather thumb through her magazines and tear out any pictures of snakes before she would read them.  I always thought this was completely ridiculous, up until she died and I saw how … Continue reading →

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Waterfront Adventure

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Lori Finding Joy

This weekend the VEB (he’s back!) and I headed down to the Working Waterfront Festival in New Bedford.  I’ve been spending a fair amount of time down there for work, and I wanted to enjoy the city from a non-work … Continue reading →

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Domestic Adventures

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Lori Finding Joy

The crockpot was pulled out and turkey chili was made – and it was okay.  Not bad, not great.  More experimentation is needed.  Well, to be precise, more seasoning is needed.  I put in what I thought to be a … Continue reading →

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The Adventures Must Continue

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Lori Finding Joy

Yesterday evening, after spending most of the day in bed with a tension headache (stress + dehydration + change in weather), I went over to the Stony Brook nature preserve to try to take some pictures.  Sort of oddly, the only … Continue reading →

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Long Weekending

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Lori Finding Joy

1)   Really loving the Florence + the Machine album “Ceremonials”.  Especially this track. 2)  The second season of “Once Upon A Time” is up on Netflix, and I am guilty of sneaking upstairs at my parents house to binge-watch several … Continue reading →

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The Tough Redecorate

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Lori Finding Joy

Distraction right now is key, and thankfully there’s nothing that distracts me like a pile of fabric that would like to be made into something.  This evening’s endeavors: two more-or-less coordinating pillow covers.  The big one is, well, too big … Continue reading →

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In Three Days…

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Lori Finding Joy

I have learned: 1)  I have some pretty great friends; 2)  My parents really do love me; 3)  I can sob so loudly it scares the cat; 4)  When I am not sobbing, the cat tries to make me feel … Continue reading →

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