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A SWEET AU REVOIR TO 2019, HELLO TO 2020, AND MY WORD FOR THE YEAR: PRACTICING

January 1, 2020 • Julie Saffrin • 6 Comments

Happy 2020 New Year, friends! 2019 had its tough moments, such as receiving middle-of-the-nights calls that my mom had fallen. She had a tough year, fracturing her right hip three times, but is doing much better and loving living near my brother, Steve, and his wife, Debbie, at her new home at Praha Village in New Prague. But, 2019 is a year I’ll store in my heart for always. It was a year where I learned (make that, practiced) bridge (“Relax,” my fellow bridge players constantly say, but the pressure is real! I love the game and the women I’ve…

WHEN MOUNTAINS SING BY STACY MONSON. A REVIEW

August 7, 2019 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

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My favorite kind of story is one that holds my attention, has memorable characters, and leaves you thinking about it after you have finished it. Well, it’s been four days and I can’t, nor do I want to, stop thinking about this book, When Mountains Sing by Stacy Monson. So many takeaways, including the title’s meaning. It’s beautifully written, with not an ounce of a saggy middle, and lots of belly laughs and touchingly tender moments. Most importantly, I’m not a person who likes camping so much, but I want to be a friend to HIKER GIRL! And you’ll want to…

A NEW DAY

January 1, 2019 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

For years, my mother has kept track of her daily pill routine, probably from years of working as a Pharmacy Technician at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. She starts each page with this simple header: She has decades-worth of these little spiral-bound notebooks. Besides tracking the time and pills she takes a day, many of her entries are mini diaries, including snippets of conversations, phone numbers, Vikings players, Twins players and their scores, as well as random thoughts she has on different subjects. I love the simplicity of this type of record-keeping, using just a 3 x 5 spiral,…

NEW C. S. LEWIS CHRISTMAS WALL ART PRINT

November 23, 2018 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Christmas. What it’s really about is what C. S. Lewis expressed perfectly: “Once in our world, a Stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.” If you’ve been looking for a simple saying that expresses how you feel about Christmas and are looking for something that will fit perfectly in a 10-inch by 12-inch frame (my preference is a gold frame), then you have found such an item. For awhile now, I’ve wanted to create something simple yet profound. That said it all about Christmas. It’s now up in my Etsy store, in juliesaffrinsstuff If you…

A VERY BRITISH CHRISTMAS CARD

November 20, 2018 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

Many of you know I love anything having to do with Great Britain. And if I could have my druthers, I would visit there every year. But, because that is not likely happening, I’ve decided to bring Great Britain to me. And to you, should you desire. It’s in the form of a British Christmas card. Yes, Merry Christmas to you and me all year long with all things British hanging on the tree. Meant to give you a jolly holiday – and to anyone else who is an anglophile but can’t get there this year. Introducing the Anglophile’s British…

CREATING YOUR OWN GIFT WRAP PAPER WITH SPOONFLOWER

November 8, 2018 • Julie Saffrin • 1 Comment

In September, 2018, I, along with four fabulous women, hosted a bridal shower for a friend’s future daughter-in-law, Sarah. During the opening of her presents, the bride received one wrapped in paper we all loved. It was gift wrap that held repeated images of the bride and groom. The bride’s mom had had it created in England. I loved the idea and wondered if I could find a place in the U. S. to do the same thing. Yup, at Spoonflower. I wanted to create an random, off-kilter black-and-white polka dot image so it could be used for anyone and…

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE NOVEMBER 17 AT CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN EDINA, MN

November 7, 2018 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for a holiday boutique to visit on Saturday, November 17, 2018, Christ Presbyterian church’s Holiday Boutique is back! Last year, the church was in the midst of a renovation and did not have boutique. This year, the renovation is complete! This is the 16th annual boutique they have done. Boutique hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The church is located at 6901 Normandale Road, Edina, Minnesota. I’ll be in the Multipurpose Room at Booth No. 5. Stop by and say hi, should you be dropping by! I’ll be signing BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life…

WRITING RETREAT IN MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA

November 5, 2018 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

So easy for me to put writing off and fill time with other things. Hard for me to say yes to shouting down my fears and just type. Really helps to get away and force myself to just write, without little shiny bulbs to distract me. The last weekend of October, my friend, Barbara Majchrzak and I, did just that. We got away on a writing retreat. And it was a time of great concentration, advancing my manuscript, and for Barb, celebrating a finished manuscript. Barb and I go back a long way, like I think at least twenty years.…

OLIVIA DAY, AN APPLE ORCHARD AND APPLE PIE

October 9, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

Every Wednesday is Olivia Day for me and my husband, Rick. We’ve watched our only grandchild every Wednesday since April 2016. She delights our hearts every time her father, Sam – our firstborn – brings her through our door until her mom, Hallie – our sweet daughter-in-law, comes to pick her up after work. Olivia is 23 months old now and every time we see her, a little more of her personality emerges. This past Wednesday, the first Wednesday of October 2017, she came wanting cinnamon raisin toast, to make noodles and waffles with Play-Doh, and to listen to me read to her “I Can…

WIFI PASSWORD SIGN FOR YOUR HOME

October 5, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Ever wish for a simple way to let visitors know your wifi and password? Here’s a classy, fun and practical sign to display your complimentary wifi for guests to use while in your home. Well, visit my Etsy store (juliesaffrinsstuff), and order this happy sign for your guest room or high-traffic area for friends and family to easily use your home network’s wifi. Give me one business day turnaround and you’ll have your own sign. Once you purchase the sign and I have received the wifi and password details from you, you will receive a downloadable digital file for you…

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