I have four mousetraps sitting in a defensive perimeter around my oven. They look like a squad of Panzer tanks surrounding an Allied stronghold. They should be stopping the mouse invasion in its tracks…instead, I’m pretty sure the mice have gone stealthy on us and have either (a) learned that the smell of peanut butter […]
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Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .
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