March 31st, 2009
Facebook is a problem for me. I have no self control. And lots of friends who work next to ovens. All of this explains why at 8:30 PM my kids are bathed and in PJs (it takes time for the dough to rise between rests) but still running about the house with unbrushed teeth like […]
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March 30th, 2009
Why, it is a new, real DNS! For a limited time, diego.org/sarah will continue to redirect you over to the new DNS, but if you come here by manually typing in the url, you might start weaning yourself from diego.org. Note: There is only one S in MamaSewing… because the proper 2 felt redundant.
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March 26th, 2009
This is making it’s way around the internets, but considering most of my friends have small kiddos and shorter rss feed lists than mine, it warranted a reposting.
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March 26th, 2009
There’s an interesting article in Slate about how for certain meals, your microwave may be more environmentally friendly than your oven or stove top. I don’t find this groundbreaking, much of this is obvious, but it is interesting to see the numbers.
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March 26th, 2009
You may already be familiar with Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket. If you aren’t, and you’ve got 7 year olds to read to, check out The Series of Unfortunate Events. Snicket has a new book on the shelves these days. This one is more of a performance. He has teamed up with a composer to […]
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March 26th, 2009
Somehow, the cosmos aligned bringing me all sorts of wonderful things on my birthday. Some of those things were presents – a gift certificate for Anthropologie, my favorite store now that thrift stores are inconvenient (kids); a starter sewing kit, which considering I’ve been sewing just about all my life seems like a funny thing […]
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March 25th, 2009
you wouldn’t know it from looking.
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March 23rd, 2009
If the sugary awesomeness in that last post didn’t rot your brain, maybe this will work. The band is named Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head. The song – Sophisticated Side Ponytail. I love that they look 12. natalie portman’s shaved head – sophisticated side ponytail from thatgo on Vimeo.
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March 23rd, 2009
The Internets are alive with great things. Take this site, for instance, where you can make your own super hero. My alter ego, below: If you enjoyed that, here is a list of other sites your children will love and you will find amusing.
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March 23rd, 2009
Bloch, the company that made the ballet slippers we all wore to many a dance class, makes baby slippers. Wish I’d have known this months ago. Sylvie would have loved these.
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