Life | A Thankfully Imperfect Woman

Mar 21

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If we dress for it…Spring will come!

I’ve decided…if it works for Field of Dreams, it can work for Ely, Minnesota!

OK, so maybe I shouldn’t be selfish…

Make it all of Minnesota.

OK, this really has been a long winter for everyone…

We’ll share…

COME ON SPRING….This world is READY!

As I was posting photos on our store Facebook page (Secret Sisters Boutique – Ely) tonight, I decided that we just need to dress for it…then maybe it will arrive! Read more

Mar 18

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My New Fabulous, Unbelievably Fantastic Upcycled Kitchen Island!

I am so excited to show you my new upcycled kitchen island!!!

It’s the same island that we’ve always had but I decided it needed a facelift.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my vintage cabinets.

Metal…painted white…I wouldn’t trade them for anything. Read more

Mar 17

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Crazy is as Crazy does…

Thank you Forest Gump…

Does anyone else have days when all you want is boring?

You’d think I would have had enough of those this winter as I was laid up. However it seemed there was always something going on with a family members health, or a kids thing, or a husbands thing, or a doctors appt…or a…or a… Read more

Mar 14

Words, Words, Words!

There are good words and bad words.

Happy words and sad words.

Words that harm and words that heal.

Words that teach and words that reach. Read more

Mar 13

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Shine On, Grandma, Shine On!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words…

Let’s see just how true that is…

Oh the stories behind this picture…

First off, let’s start with the vintage toasters, which don’t show up very well in this pic. There’s a cute little scroll mark on the front.

I found them at the dump, with the cords cut off, and quickly snapped them up – putting them in our truck. As I write this, I laugh, thinking about the look on my husbands face. Read more