Needles and a Pen » Knitting, Sewing, and Nursing School

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  • Welcome to my blog!

    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 .

    I've created a map that shows links to our camping/hiking/general family fun review posts that you can find here. It's pretty much the coolest thing on this site. Thanks, Google!

    I great big puffy heart *love* comments, so please let me know you visited! I try to always reply!

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This is why we moved out here.  It is gorgeous.

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We came home last night to find our babysitter wearing two pairs of pants and about four shirts, huddled underneath a blanket with a towel shoved in a window crack.  So cold, yes.  But gorgeous, also yes.

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I had a trash the dress shoot scheduled today for downtown, but given the weather we moved it out here.  This was taken literally in my front yard (it’s not a final image yet, but you get the idea).  Again–THIS is why we’re here.  (If I just keep saying that it might help keep me from passing out when we get the gas bill.)

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Lisa - It’s beautiful, Traci. And cold. Very cold!

mom - Gorgeous! I’ll be the bride and groom are thrilled that they shot it there.

shannon m. - Oh man… that makes me miss weather. I hear we might get some rain today, but that’s the only variant from sunshine around here.
LOOOVE this blog. I’m going to love reading it regularly.

thebighouseinthelittlewoods - That’s not a bride and groom! That’s Miss B and Mr Haydn! ;D (Although when B changed into her dress Will said “are you a princess?” and she said “I always liked that kid!”) 😀