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My Favorite Blogs


FRIENDS OF MINE

Geertrude @ not a station      beautiful crafting and living (from my dear friend who splits time between curacao and the netherlands)

Teresa @ affectionknit            all of the best repurposing and upcycling ideas

Ellie @ petalplum                    stitching and thoughtful slow-living 

Maria @ mariarosewimmer     art and yoga and life 

Stef @ Pines On My Mind      intermittent word bombs to make you laugh and think (from the person who has been one of my best friends since we were in 10th grade, who is an RN currently living in flagstaff, arizona)

 

GOOD WORDS AND BEAUTIFUL PICTURES

habit

Reading My Tea Leaves

tiny happy

Drobtinice

Michelle GD

Imaginary Book Stack

The Noisy Plume

Emily Gaines Demsky

 

BLOGS FROM THE BEGINNING OF MY BLOGGING DAYS                                                          

Ric-Rack some of the very sweetest stuffed animals to be found here

crazy mom quilts  this blog is no longer being updated - but the quilt ideas are still amazing!

tallgrass prairie studio this blog is rarely updated - but so many beautiful quilts in the archives

gennine's art blog this blog is no longer being updated - but the art and photos are still lovely!

SouleMama this blog is no longer being updated - but this blog is the reason i started blogging in september of 2008

 

 

 

 

Hello from Southeastern Montana! I am Elizabeth Patten. I spent the first 34 years of my life in Minnesota. In 2015, I moved with my husband and two children to the western-most part of South Dakota and then into Montana. Now, I live, work, write, play, and breathe under the big, big Montana sky. I began this blog in September of 2008 to make note of the sunshine that can (almost) always be found.
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reading ::

  • Silko, Leslie Marmon: Ceremony: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

    Silko, Leslie Marmon: Ceremony: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

  • L'Engle, Madeleine: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art

    L'Engle, Madeleine: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art

  • Gladwell, Malcolm: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

    Gladwell, Malcolm: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

  • L'Engle, Madeleine: A Live Coal in the Sea: A Novel

    L'Engle, Madeleine: A Live Coal in the Sea: A Novel

  • Drouillard, Staci Lola: Seven Aunts

    Drouillard, Staci Lola: Seven Aunts

  • Gorman, Amanda: Call Us What We Carry: Poems

    Gorman, Amanda: Call Us What We Carry: Poems

  • Tomar, Ruchika: A Prayer for Travelers: A Novel

    Tomar, Ruchika: A Prayer for Travelers: A Novel

  • Jordan, Hillary: Mudbound

    Jordan, Hillary: Mudbound

  • Coelho, Paulo: The Alchemist, 25th Anniversary: A Fable About Following Your Dream

    Coelho, Paulo: The Alchemist, 25th Anniversary: A Fable About Following Your Dream

  • Pinkney, Andrea Davis: Bird in a Box

    Pinkney, Andrea Davis: Bird in a Box

Favorite Read-Alouds ::

  • Tameka Fryer Brown, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith: That Flag

    Tameka Fryer Brown, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith: That Flag

  • Hannah-Jones, Nikole: The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

    Hannah-Jones, Nikole: The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

  • Pochocki, Ethel: Wildflower Tea

    Pochocki, Ethel: Wildflower Tea

  • M.H. Clark: You Belong Here

    M.H. Clark: You Belong Here

  • Reibstein, Mark: Wabi Sabi

    Reibstein, Mark: Wabi Sabi

  • Rylant, Cynthia: Long Night Moon

    Rylant, Cynthia: Long Night Moon

  • Brown, Peter: The Curious Garden

    Brown, Peter: The Curious Garden

  • John Coy: Night Driving

    John Coy: Night Driving

  • Jonathan Bean: At Night

    Jonathan Bean: At Night

  • Karen Hesse: Spuds

    Karen Hesse: Spuds