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  I'm Sam, a college student, engineer, seamstress, crafter, & entrepreneur. Enjoy perusing photos of my sewing and craft-related adventures. I hope my blog can bring some inspiration and happiness to your day!

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March · 10 · 2010

snow light

snowy hill

papa filming

glowing chair lift

glowy lights

my skis

night skiing is one of the greatest things ever created.

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March · 9 · 2010

fearful descent

mountain view, keystone colorado

Today, with the exception of the first photo, we are featuring a guest photographer: my brother Ben! Didn’t he do a good job?

andy on his board

Today was a more challenging day. We were up early and out the door by…

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March · 8 · 2010

all skiied out

keystone view

Papa and Andy have just walked in the door from a long snow-filled day. Considering the lift closed at 4 and it’s 4:19 when I’ve started typing, they seem to have made the most of their lift passes today.…

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March · 7 · 2010

a double day

It’s only 8:36 p.m. Colorado time and I feel like I’ve been awake for 19 hours. Oh wait… I have.

map studiers

This morning we woke up at 3:30 Virginia time to catch our 6am flight to Denver. College spring break…

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August · 5 · 2009

taking it slow

sunny, sleepy days,
good for walking and talking,
visiting, laughing.

driving to ohio

We’re in Ohio!

driving to ohio

I’ve developed a much more serene approach to road trips than in the past. When I was little, car…

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July · 16 · 2009

day 7: time to go

farewell, dear europe,
your pastries will be fondly
recalled in my heart.

heart-shaped danishes

indoor part of fancy german swimming pool

schlosshotel clock tower

rear view of the schlosshotel kronberg

Staying in the most awesome hotel ever also got us into the most awesome pool ever. Part of…

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July · 15 · 2009

day 6: schlosshotel kronberg

even rapunzel
would have difficulty with
a tower this high.

little german house

Schlosshotel kronberg

Schlosshotel Kronberg out the room window

german playground

We left France and drove rapidly down the Autobahn back towards Frankfurt. For our last night in Europe, we stayed…

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July · 14 · 2009

day 5: disneyland paris

disneyland paris…
my question: comment dit-on
“magic” en français?

main street, USA (disneyland paris)

sleeping beauty's castle, disneyland paris

the queen of hearts' army of cards (disneyland paris)

phantom manor (disneyland paris version of haunted mansion)

bastille day fireworks, disneyland paris

Since I am a self-proclaimed Disneyland lover (i have recently begun to ponder whether Disneyland can be considered my second religion),…

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July · 13 · 2009

day 4: notre dame, garment district

exploring, tasting,
trying new things: never lose
thirst for adventure.

row of donuts.. mmmm..

i like lampposts

notre dame

some robe to cover people with if they catch on fire

cute doll in a fabric store in the garment district

Today was my mom’s birthday! Happy birthday mumsy!

We started the day right by eating an astronomical amount of…

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July · 12 · 2009

day 3: paris flea markets & le tour eiffel

up and up and up,
how small our world appears through
the eyes of a bird

bead stand at the paris flea market

flan de abrigot - an apricot custard pastry

the eiffel tower, as seen from the banks of the river seine

view of paris sunset from the top of the eiffel tower

river seine at night

climbing down from the eiffel tower, peeking through its frame

The boys would clearly be miserable during our day of scouting the…

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