Julie Measures

Measure your life by yards, cups, and miles

Raining cats and dogs

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We have been having a lovely rainy day weekend.A lazy Saturday morning. Followed by a fun afternoon at the park. Then Saturday evening was one of my favorite local art events, Arts Goggle. The streets are filled with local artists and musicians.And I found a new jewelry maker to love, Chicks & Stones.I wore my new fun cat print shirt to Arts Goggle, but with all the gloom and rain it was … [Read more...]

Blueberry Cobbler

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For our social studies work we have been learning about each of the 50 states. The other day we were learning about New Jersey, whose state fruit is the blueberry. The book we were reading from included a recipe for blueberry cobbler, so we gave it a try.The recipe was simple enough that Oldest Twin did the baking with just a little supervision. (I helped put the pie in the oven and take it … [Read more...]

Lion costumes for my cats

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Thanks to Pottery Barn Kids for sponsoring today's discussionI had never knitted anything for my cats prior to this week. And I probably should have just kept it that way.Because Ranger is clearly less than impressed with his new mane.Coco wasn't a big fan either. But with Halloween coming up I couldn't resist at least trying to make them a fun lion mane costume. If you think your … [Read more...]

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