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Work(s) in Progress: On the Creative Ebb & Flow

Posted on December 10, 2025April 15, 2026 by Melissa

I have a confession to make: I have been unmotivated to make making a priority. I want to want to do things, but recently I just haven’t. I’ve not been sad or stressed or too darn busy, I’ve just been choosing to do other things that don’t involve active creativity… Like reading… Or playing Block…

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A Christmas Wishlist from 1902

Posted on December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 by Melissa

When he was seven years old, my great grandpa, Denzil (AKA Dutch), wrote a letter to Santa that was published in the Chronicle Tribune (Marion, Indiana) on December 23. Thanks to the work of one of the marvelous research librarians at The Marion Public Library, I can now carry his sweet heart on the pulse…

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Over a Cuppa: Seventeen (Snow Daze)

Posted on December 6, 2025December 6, 2025 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Thank you for making the trek out here on this very cold and blustery day! I’m so happy to see you! How the heck are you?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea…

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Over a Cuppa: Sixteen (All the celebrations!)

Posted on November 30, 2025November 30, 2025 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Goodness, I’m so happy to see you on this beautiful Autumn day! How the heck are you?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea your heart could desire as well as some apple…

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#FoodieFriday – Favorite Fall Recipes

Posted on November 21, 2025April 16, 2026 by Melissa

For my very first official contribution to #foodiefriday, hosted by Carole at Piglet in Portugal, I thought I’d offer up a few of my favorite fall comfort recipes. First, Fall is my favorite season. It is a time of pulling in after all of the activity throughout the summer months. It is a time of…

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Over a Cuppa: Fifteen (of daylights and night times)

Posted on November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Goodness, I’m so happy to see you on this beautiful Autumn day! How the heck are you?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea your heart could desire as well as some apple…

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Hi, hey, hello! I'm Melissa, a word weaver, book lover, tea drinker, multi-crafter, ghost chaser, soil tender, and good-trouble maker. Grab a cuppa and sit for a spell. I'm so glad you're here!

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