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Just saying. These ads mixed with the latest accusations that Obama runs with terrorists smell awfully familiar.

We had guests in town over the weekend and Will came home from school Friday with a fever of 102, so I am running a tad behind. To add to the delay, I spent the evening whipping up procrastination pants… You know, guilty sewing. Will has three new pairs of the softest flannel pajama pants […]

What I’m doing in the 7 minutes after I’ve stopped doing something useful, but before the India team comes online for our status call: The eyeballing game. Whack-a-bone

The New York Times has an article by Michael Pollan asserting that one of the results of our market down turn is an inevitable rise in food costs. Interesting read.

Halloween ranks right up there with Christmas as one of my favorite crafty holidays. Every year, we break out the scary pumpkins for the top of our house, dig out the CD of halloween sounds, buy some pumpkins and get to work on spooky crafts. Last year we made cheesecloth ghosts, jack-o-lanterns for the front […]

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Dreaded sweater moths had been picnicking in my woolens on a sweater I never wore anyway. Armed with newfound knowledge that I could actually cut felt and it would not unravel, I’ve been turning accidental felts as well as purposed felts (in the case below) into refashioned garments. This one got a good felting and […]

There is a wonderful honeycomb smocking tutorial at Tumbling Blocks. I’ve had many unrealized dreams of smocking crib bumpers and purses and shirts with this pattern, but have yet to act on that dream. This tutorial may be all the motivation I need. Enjoy.

Target was a madhouse on Saturday. Wild monsters running up and down the aisles! The good (for us) news is that I think my anti-superhero campaign has gotten through to Will, and he might not be a super hero for halloween this year. We’re thinking dragon. and Sylvie, dragon slayer.

I’ve actually got a few sewing pictures to post, but I haven’t uploaded the photos, yet, so here are some bunny slippers: