I have been forgetting for the last few weeks to show you this! It’s apparently been making the rounds on the blog circuit, so you may already have seen it, and if you have, you have my permission to skip ahead to the next paragraph Neil took this picture at Readercon, of his colleague Mary‘s […]
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Wax torture and other joys of life
Maybe I should be getting my eyebrows waxed more frequently. I knew I was in for it when the sweet little Korean lady looked above my eyes and said “Oooh, a lot!” Nothing like a giddy wax-wielding spa employee to make one feel like some kind of gorilla. 15 minutes, a little bit of wax, […]
Read More: Wax torture and other joys of lifeSummer weekend
Yep, it’s definitely summer. We spent yesterday afternoon swimming at my parents’ house with my sister & my nephews, and today we picked berries in our yard. We didn’t have a gigantic harvest – maybe 2 cups – but it’s a nice haul, when you consider we only lucked into these plants and didn’t have […]
Read More: Summer weekendCurses! Foiled again.
So, I went and got myself a head cold. It’s not my favorite thing in the world, that’s for sure. I’ve pretty much wanted nothing more than to curl up under a rock all day. I’ve shirked all responsibility except that of the motherly kind today (I actually did alright in that department – we […]
Read More: Curses! Foiled again.A tote and a trip
I made another little project today. This is another version of this tote from Lotta Jansdotter’s Simple Sewing. I like the first tote, but it’s a bit flimsy. I decided to try adding a lining, but of course, I didn’t bother to do any research on how to do that. I just flew by the […]
Read More: A tote and a tripColors, Colors, Everywhere
If you have small children at home, chances are reading the title of this post has reminded you of the Blue’s Clues color episode. You probably have that song going through your head, and it will be there for at least the next three hours. Sorry about that… Have you seen the A Year of […]
Read More: Colors, Colors, EverywhereSo many goodies, so little time
So, in addition to the arrival of Donna Kato’s new book this weekend, I’ve had plenty of other distractions. For instance, this morning the mailman delivered two packages of interest. In the first, was this great little change purse from Trail Mix Designs. She had admired a few of my posies, so we did a […]
Read More: So many goodies, so little timeCrafty Little Bee
I got a pile of sewing and claying done since yesterday, and you can see all of it in this picture! First, last night, I used my favorite fabric from the Freshcut collection and made a wraparound skirt from the Sew What book. I’m really happy with it, it was relatively easy, and I will […]
Read More: Crafty Little BeeThe posy saga and more
As I look around the once-clean living room at the toys strewn about, I am feeling distinctly like I need to do something about it. Or, at the very least, press the child who made the mess into service. Instead, let’s talk about flowers I decided that I really did like the first batch the […]
Read More: The posy saga and moreI wasn’t going to blog today…
But I found something cool and needed somewhere to post it You can print your own photo cube here. I think that’s pretty cool – I had wanted to do something similar for ages, using pictures on wooden blocks. I know the boys would love to play with something like that. But, I never got […]
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