Better Late Than Never

I have been working on my cousin’s wedding gift since August, to be mailed out in a day or so so that it can reach Arizona by November 5th, her big day. For her second anniversary, that is. Yes, this gift is two years late. Being so late, I had to put [...]

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Get the Cold Frame Habit

A picture story of getting the cold frame ready for the 2007-2008 winter in upstate NY.

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Good Run at Goodwill

This is a portion of the treasure we found at Goodwill this past weekend. We brought three bags of goods over to donate and left with a bag of “new” stuff for us. I’m often disappointed by the thrifting experience around here compared to all of the wonders people seem to find out [...]

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Quiet Evening

This past Friday L1 & L3 went to a special karate event at the UofR, leaving L4 & I home for the evening. We had a grand, though quiet, time. She spent the evening either constructing various play areas with her favorite things of the moment, “cooking”, or trying to do what mama [...]

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Fleece is NOT My Friend (Or Why I Should Wear Safety Glasses While Sewing)

This tale begins with me trying to be uber-mom for L3, without him even asking. This is red-ribbon week in the schools, and at his school they do a different theme for clothing every day this week. Today’s theme was, “wear as much red as you can!” Okay, then. L3 has [...]

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Reflections on Rhinebeck

Yesterday was our whirlwind trip to Rhinebeck for the NYS Sheep and Wool Festival. The weather was beautiful, the children were good, and there were so many things to see, smell, touch, hear, and taste! To see some of the sensory goodness, check out our Flikr folder with pictures from the day.
Before going [...]

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My Bliss: The Women in My Life

Words of wisdom, laughter, kindness.  Support beyond anything material.  To all the women in my life, thank you.  You’ve turned the tide for me today.

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Drowning

Have you ever been in a place in your life where you felt like you were drowning?  Where things were so overwhelming that you felt like you’d never get out?  What did you do, how did you cope?  I don’t want to go into details, but I’m drowning in that place right now.  I’m trying [...]

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Gift Knitting Almost Derailed!

As I was about to finish the last of yesterday’s (ahem) rows this morning, I ran out of yarn. Yes, about 10 stitches from the end of the row. At first I thought, “No problem. L4 and I can have a little trip to the yarn store before lunch to pick it [...]

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What on Earth Are You Doing?

It’s Blog Action Day. People all over the world are blogging about one topic today: the environment.
My question of the day is: What on Earth are you doing? Some people think that being more “crunchy” means that they have to change the way they live. You may have read in the past about [...]

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