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You’ve probably heard by now…
…much of the hoopla over SOPA and PIPA. If you have not, I encourage you to watch this video for a plain-english explanation of the damage this bill could do to the internet as we know it. If you don’t see the embedded video below, please click through here to view it. I promise the [...]
continue reading "You’ve probably heard by now…"Distractions
A typical winter night finds us all together in the family room, doing our own things. The boys usually work on their homework, and Neil and I do computer work (or play, as the case may be) on our laptops. Sometimes I knit or crochet instead. I enjoy this cozy time together tremendously. Tonight, being [...]
continue reading "Distractions"21st Century Fun
I’ve got a few announcements today, both of which take advantage of some fun technology. First up, two FREE Android apps! I’ve mentioned the Polka Dot Cottage app here before, but I thought I would bring it up again, because I have since made it available on the Android Market. That makes it much easier [...]
continue reading "21st Century Fun"Well, hello there!
You know how when you run into an old friend that you haven’t seen for twenty years, you don’t really know how to start the conversation? Or how to catch up on everything that’s happened to you since the last time you met? I kind of feel like that when I’ve let some time slip [...]
continue reading "Well, hello there!"Getting your regular dose of Polka Dots
I am such a nerd. When I hear of some nifty blog-related technology, I nearly always want to blow off the rest of my plans, curl up with my laptop and geek out until I’ve got the new technology working at Polka Dot Cottage. That’s happened to me twice in the last week, and I [...]
continue reading "Getting your regular dose of Polka Dots"Video blog, episode one: If You Give a Boy a Haircut
After keeping myself awake until the wee hours of the morning last night, ideas swimming through my head, I finally broke down and made my first video blog. I’ve been wanting to do this for ages, but I’m so much more comfortable when I can easily edit my words… video poses quite a challenge for [...]
continue reading "Video blog, episode one: If You Give a Boy a Haircut"Blame my attention span
It’s raining hearts. Happy Valentine’s Day I sat down at the computer this evening to respond to comments and put the finishing touches on the next button-making lesson (read: write the whole thing, ahem.) but before I had a chance, my thoughts turned to fashion. I’ve been thinking about gauzy, light-weight, brightly-colored scarves lately. I’ve [...]
continue reading "Blame my attention span"Thoughts on blogging
We’re in the middle of an ice somethingorother (I hesitate to call it a “storm” but at the same time, the freezing mist is not exactly benign, and I have had to wield an ice scraper with my van four times today – twice mid-trip) which has made me just want to curl up on [...]
continue reading "Thoughts on blogging"Once upon a time
Once upon a time, there was a girl who had a free moment or two to lounge around in her favorite chair and blog about whatever was on her mind. *sigh* I haven’t seen her in several days. If she turns up in your neck of the woods, please send her back here. I think [...]
continue reading "Once upon a time"Friday Photo Love, Month of Gratitude Week 2
Twelve days in, and I feel my enthusiasm starting to fizzle. Maybe a month is too much? It’s not that I am not thankful for the many wonderful things in my life, it’s just that I’m not really feeling like photographing them. Maybe it’s the neck ache talking – I haven’t been sleeping well, waking [...]
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