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A personal blog devoted to my life, where I occasionally share things I've crafted (quilting, sewing, embroider, knitting, etc) as well as things I've baked/cooked. But mostly just a personal blog of a 30-something.

Latest Blog Posts

  • Friday Fill-Ins on Nov 20, 2009 in memes

    We need transporter technology like they have on Star Trek – seriously, someone should get on that. I thought of you and it made me smile. If you want  to be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty woman your wife… (which is...

  • Joy of joys on Nov 20, 2009 in ink

    I might be the only person who cares, but if you’re on the site (and not in the RSS reader of your choosing) and you look over there to the left, you might notice that there is no longer an “uncategorized” category. Or, rather, ther...

  • Thankful on Nov 19, 2009 in thankful thoughts

    … for vacation days. … for the invention of the wheel. … for cameras. … for house projects. … for loved ones who have strong arms. … that it’s Thursday – it kind of snuck up on me! … for databases...

  • Why I love the internet on Nov 18, 2009 in happy days

    The internet reminds me that I am not entirely unique. That doesn’t sound right. There are weird little things about each of us. Things that are weird to me might not be weird to you. I may think I’m normal and you might think I’m t...

  • Bookmarks for today: Home Dec / Improvement on Nov 17, 2009 in linkfest shared

    Some things I’ve bookmarked recently: Best Neutral Paint Colors From Apartment Therapy Readers | Apartment Therapy Chicago – After going through dozens of white paint samples, I can attest to this being a very hard task. Great artic...

  • Looking for… a good post title on Nov 16, 2009 in happy days family ties pics sewing

    Is it too cliche to say this weekend went by too quickly? Saturday and Sunday afternoons we played with acid for a while. Oxalic acid, to be specific, otherwise known as wood bleach. Still working on getting our test kitchen cabinet to look the way w...

  • Bookmarks for Today: Sewing Clothing on Nov 16, 2009 in linkfest sewing

    Clothing Tutorials: Video tutorial: Sew a perfect dart – One of these days I’ll get it right. Mine keep improving. Practice makes perfect, right? Video tutorial: Hemming pants by hand and by machine – I hate hemming pants. Hate. Bu...