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I don’t think we’re in NJ anymore, Toto

Neil has been planning to be away this weekend for months, and I’ve been making little lists in my head of things that I wanted to accomplish while he was gone. Besides the requisite “something interesting to do with the kids,” I wanted to sew a couple of aprons & scarves to sell, ship some […]

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Be my Valentine

I mentioned in passing a while back that I had made an agreement with myself that I would not make a single skirt until I’d lost 5 lbs? Admittedly, that’s an easier deal to make with oneself in the middle of winter when one would prefer to be bundled up in cozy sweatpants and would […]

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Public Service Announcement

Hey there. I am not a political person. I have very few positions that can’t be swayed by a well-crafted argument, and I am not in the habit of sharing my opinions uninvited. But I’m going to do it now Have you heard of the concept of Net Neutrality? If not, you’ll want to check […]

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Unpacking, Flipping, Entering, Scanning, and Stressing

It’s been a busy day so far here at Polka Dot Creations world headquarters.   Yesterday I caught up in the order processing that has been plaguing me for months.  SUCH a relief, you wouldn’t believe it.  I’ve scheduled a decent chunk of those orders for shipment tomorrow (I’ll pack ’em up tonight) and today […]

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The easy way out

This weekend I got in the mood to cook up a few things. I started with these Cinnamon Sugar Rattles from the Sneaky Chef cookbook. They’re sweetened chickpeas, roasted until crispy. Or until burned, in my case. They ended up in the trash. While the ill-fated rattles were cooking, I whipped up another Sneaky Chef […]

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Come rifle through my toolbox

I was talking to a new friend yesterday, who is starting to get her feet wet in polymer clay, and I was showing her some of my tools, many of which are repurposed from some other use, or are handmade by me. It occurred to me that some of you might also be interested in […]

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