Polka Dot Cottage Category Archive for : 2008 July

Archive for 2008 July

Fun with chalk and fabric scraps

Colored chalk

It wasn’t brutally humid today, so we spent some time outside the afternoon, dipping our feet in the pool, playing with chalk, sharing a snack mix. Neil used the chalk to write you all a warning, which I rather hope you do not heed. (Aside: did you know that you can hover your mouse over [...]

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Swamp folk

At the swamp

Sometimes it’s handy living in such close proximity to a wildlife refuge. Lately it’s been our go-to place when we’re needing a change of scenery. Today, after listening to an hour of one child micromanaging the other’s every move, and after trying unsuccessfully to get him to see that he’d be a much happier boy [...]

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Redecorating, decluttering, and re-arranging

Think I need to do some dishes?

This is an image of what I have not been up to for the last week… If you’re viewing this on my website and not through a feed reader, then you have undoubtedly noticed by now what I have been doing. So, what’s up with the new look? Let me give you the scoop. Polka [...]

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Polymer clay at the library

Library class

So, I guess you’re wondering where I wandered off to, eh? Well, it’s been such a crazy busy week here, and much of what I’ve been doing has been un-photograph-worthy, and frankly, really boring to talk about. One noteworthy thing I did do, was teach a class at the local library on Thursday evening. And [...]

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Sticky, rainy, nerdy days

Lily

So it’s been a very sticky, very rainy, very nerdy couple of days over here at Polka Dot headquarters. The weather has cooled off considerably with the rain, but it’s hard to tell with all of this humidity hanging around. My feet stick to the floor, and my hands to the banisters, but it seems [...]

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