Measure twice, cut once, shriek, bite your tongue because your child is watching you

I like the idea of sewing, but I’m not very good at it. There’s part of me that whispers, “you’re not good at it because you don’t sew very often” but there’s another part of me that’s whispering, “you’re not good at it because you’re doing everything the hard way” — kind of like trying… Continue reading Measure twice, cut once, shriek, bite your tongue because your child is watching you

Today’s anticipated service interruption has been interruped

Got the old computer fired up, managed to log in, email’s up too. I may still be scarce this week, though, because I might attempt sewing a Halloween costume for Hambet (fireman) although I’m not sure what we’re going to do with our little fireman once he’s got his gear on. Probably the usual: take… Continue reading Today’s anticipated service interruption has been interruped

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Radio Silence from Peony

I am planning to take the computer into the shop tomorrow. If I can’t figure out how to hook the old one back up, that means I won’t have any kind of e-access for about a week, including email, in whice case I’ll see you all next week.

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The perfect fall weekend

Yesterday our friend Iris came over and joined us for an excursion to the pumpkin patch. Hambet had fun running all around Pumpkinland and choosing his Very Own Pumpkin. Iris found a Long Island Cheese pumpkin for herself and another exotic pumpkin for me — mine is kind of a pale green color, like the… Continue reading The perfect fall weekend

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Terri updates

Pressed for time, so please allow me to direct you to Thrown Back(including this great reflection on the value of Terri’s life), Catholic Light, and Apologia for the latest. UPDATE: Some great new links from Terrisfight.org: Dr Jane Orient’s statement on behalf of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (emphasis added): “Terri Schindler-Schiavo has… Continue reading Terri updates

What Dr Seuss character are you?

Which Dr. Seuss character are you? brought to you by Quizilla This is actually one of the few Dr Seuss books I’ve never read. Thanks to Karen Marie for this quiz.