Introspective
Flea Market Fancy Giveaway – Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day/Week!
THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED! WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED SHORTLY! I’m giving away some Flea Market Fancy fabric as part of Sew Mama Sew’s Giveaway Day/Week! Yay! Fabrics include fat quarters of Flea Market Fancy Pink Seeds, Yellow Posies, Green Posies and Pink Posies. I know that part of the Flea Market Fancy line is going [...]
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I’m in The Paper!
Check it out – I’m this month’s Maker in The Paper, Louisville’s Good News free monthly. How fun is that article? It’s the result of a fabulous conversation with Grace Simrall (a fellow Let Them Tweet Cake-r) and a very windy, very cold photo session with Brett Marshall one afternoon. Despite being consummate professionals, they [...]
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NaBloPoMo 2011 – Success!
I did it! Hurray! NaBloPoMo 2011 is done. I posted every day this November, and while there were a few clunkers, I’m really proud that I managed to keep up with the posts. I almost forgot to write this one today, though. Wouldn’t that have been a kick in the pants? Thanks to everyone for [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving!
The turkey has been roasted, the potatoes mashed, the asparagus roasted, and the canned cranberry sauce sliced. Mr. Martini and I are taking a break from, well, everything to relax in the living room. I figured this would be a good time to write this, and express my thanks for so much in my life. [...]
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Tin Foil Monster Fingers
It may look silly, but the tin foil technique to remove glitter nail polish really does work. Although it does make using Photo Booth on my laptop more difficult. Tweet
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Saturday
So far today: Awake at 7 (thanks, Zelda), feed cats, make coffee, catch up on the DVR (The Big Bang Theory, Community, Parks and Recreation), run to post office, run to Trader Joe’s, run to Hobby Lobby, home, lunch, three loads of laundry, box up Kindle Fire for return, switch out summer/winter clothes, reorganize Sweeter [...]
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A Homesick New Englander Discusses Dunkin’ Donuts
It’s hard to explain the affection New Englanders have for Dunkin’ Donuts. They’re a staple. They’re everywhere. In the years before the jokes about the Starbucks on every corner, those jokes could have been made about Dunkins in New England towns. Yes, that’s an old logo without the coffee cup. But that’s how I remember [...]
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I Got Nothin’
This has been a very long week. I don’t really have anything to say today. Hmmmm. I got my Kindle Fire in the mail yesterday, and had fun playing with it last night. Linda Holmes at NPR’s Monkey See blog had a great write up about the Fire. Check it out here. This is what [...]
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A Letter of Apology to my Mom on her Birthday
Dear Mom, As I grow older, I think back on the things I did as a kid and cringe. How did you put up with me? I know that “kids will be kids,” but as an adult, I still can’t believe I did some of the things I did. Especially since you are a really [...]
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