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I love her designs. I have a necklace with my children's initials that is my favorite piece of jewelry!
Commented Dec 5, 2010 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ LISA LEONARD DESIGNS ~ at SouleMama
SouleMama Sponsor ~ LISA LEONARD DESIGNS ~
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Today, I bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor, Lisa Leonard Designs. In Lisa's words: "lisa leonard designs creates custom, handmade jewelry that is sure to tug at your heartstrings! each piece is hand-crafted and made just for...
Oh no! Sprains are awful. Damn cats.
Commented Dec 2, 2010 on CATS ARE EVIL, or How I Twitter Through Anything at the slack daily
CATS ARE EVIL, or How I Twitter Through Anything
If you think you've broken your ankle*, I suggest you do it on Twitter. Thanks to everyone who kept me company (and kept me laughing): Virginia, Caissie, Gene George, Nutcase, John, Miss Grace, LateandSoon, Mocoddle and finally NOVYSAN for realizing he was closer t...
The Wesley Crushers are my favorite Derby team! (Am I mixing my sports up?)
Commented Nov 29, 2010 on in which i spend a day as both father and a son at WWdN: In Exile
in which i spend a day as both father and a son
My son Ryan came home for Thanksgiving, and before he left, my dad and I had planned to take him and his brother to play Frisbee golf. When I got up today, it was fifty-seven degrees below zero, and the wind was gusting with gusto (HA HA HA), and I knew the conditions were not, shall we say, opt...
I have lost track of how many times I've watched this with my four year old.
Commented Oct 9, 2010 on at long last, a new version of star wars i can get excited about at WWdN: In Exile
at long last, a new version of star wars i can get excited about
Everything about this is just beautiful. I highly recommend watching it full screen, but for the lazy or whatever, here's an embed: (via Geekosystem)
Hee hee. You called the internet a tool.
Commented Sep 28, 2010 on A Love Letter. at the slack daily
A Love Letter.
At some point, we may have met. At a panel, at a conference, at a meetup, at my house. We may have crossed paths holding bourbons in a dark, crowded bar, or clutching margaritas in our house. You may have been invited for a cocktail party, for our Christmas Potluck, for no particular reason exce...
We went straight to a cup with our boy after he picked up mine and drank from it perfectly at about nine months! My daughter is that age now and nowhere near as coordinated as her brother was. I like the water station a lot and will think about ways to incorporate something similar! (And I bet my son would like to get his own water.)
Commented Sep 22, 2010 on quenching thirst, montessori style at Sew Liberated
quenching thirst, montessori style
"Wawa. Wawa! WAWA! WAAAWAAA!" It's amazing how quickly a small human can go from realizing he's slightly thirsty to absolutely dying of dehydration. I've counted - twenty seconds. It's so nice to be able to offer an immediate solution to his thirst when we're at home. At the first utterance of...
I cannot possibly comment without devolving into puppyspeak, so I will just go make that donation.
Commented Sep 21, 2010 on To celebrate the legacy of our awesome dog at WWdN: In Exile
To celebrate the legacy of our awesome dog
Last year Anne and I raised some money for the Pasadena Humane Society in memory of our awesome dog, Ferris. When I wrote about it here, Anne said: Just over 8 years ago, I made a right turn instead of a left out of the Home Depot parking lot. That was a turn that would change our lives forev...
You find the loveliest sponsors!
Commented Aug 7, 2010 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ LUSA ORGANICS ~ at SouleMama
SouleMama Sponsor ~ LUSA ORGANICS ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today, I bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor LüSa Organics. In Rachel's words: "LüSa Organics handcrafts organic bodycare for babies, kids, mamas, and the rest of us. Created consciously with safe, nourishing, organic ingredients, all Lü...
A three story barn! What a great space.
Commented Jul 31, 2010 on Soulemama Sponsor ~ ALEWIVES FABRICS ~ at SouleMama
Soulemama Sponsor ~ ALEWIVES FABRICS ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today, I bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor Alewives Fabrics. In Rhea's words: "We are a family-run shop in beautiful Midcoast Maine that also sells fabrics through our webstore - Alewives Fabrics. Alewives is run by the mother/daught...
Oh my gosh. You will not believe this, but I was just yesterday thinking of you and wondering whether you were thinking yet of another baby. Now I know why it was on my mind!
Commented Jul 26, 2010 on i give up, & some exciting news at Sew Liberated
i give up, & some exciting news
Finn, doing his best impression of his mother. I had every intention of having an adorable, finished knitting project to photograph for this post. I cast on for it a few weeks back, all vim and vigor. It's almost done. It's super tiny, so I have no excuses. Well, I do have one. It's a little ...
And if you glance at the first two REALLYFAST, it's pretty easy to mistake them for a single network called BIG JIZZ.
Commented Jul 22, 2010 on Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? at the slack daily
Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?
A sampling of the WiFi networks in my friend P.'s apartment complex in Atlanta:
These are beautiful photographs! I always appreciate seeing the whole picture (or at least more of it)--your life isn't just pretty garden-type things, so no need for your blog to be.
Commented Jul 19, 2010 on An Explosive Weekend at This Vintage Chica
An Explosive Weekend
Sometimes I almost forget I am a military wife. Especially when S is home for a good length of time. I say "almost" because it is only a temporary passing thought. Reality comes calling sooner or later. And we are reminded that our Papa plays a role. And Sara's too. our Pa...
They have such lovely things! Sarah seems like a real kindred spirit.
Commented Jul 17, 2010 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ IMAGINE CHILDHOOD ~ at SouleMama
SouleMama Sponsor ~ IMAGINE CHILDHOOD ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today, I bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor, Imagine Childhood. In Sarah's words: "Imagine Childhood... a little nature... a little imagination... a lot of play. Toys, tools and activities for growing minds. Imagine Childhood is a ...
I love it! And darn it all, I just blew my fabric budget. Soon, though!
Commented Jul 12, 2010 on sunday picnic blouse pattern at Sew Liberated
sunday picnic blouse pattern
It's been a long time in coming, but I'm really excited that my new pattern is now available! The Sunday Picnic Blouse & Dress comes in women's sizes 0-20, and it's super-flattering for all body types. It features a nifty faux-wrap construction that assures that you won't have any uncomfortabl...
But. No, you don't. Why would Anonymous stoop to making something up? I'm sure you have actual faults s/he could exploit.
Commented Jul 11, 2010 on The Offensive Part of This Is... at the slack daily
The Offensive Part of This Is...
Ask me anything, here.
I am nuts about short fiction and would love to add some of yours to my collection. Especially if the one week it's available is next week or even better the week after.
Commented Jul 9, 2010 on anyone interested in a short fiction collection? at WWdN: In Exile
anyone interested in a short fiction collection?
I have a question for everyone who reads my blog: if I put some short stories I'd written together into a little collection and sold it at Lulu, would you be interested? I ask this because I collected a few short stories into a limited edition chapbook for last year's PAX Prime, and it's been si...
Oh yes!
Commented Jun 10, 2010 on bear print giveaway at Wee Wonderfuls
bear print giveaway
We have just 2 more bear belly kiss prints left in the shop so I thought I'd yank them and do a little giveaway today. Thanks so much to everyone who bought one! It's so fun for us to have a new category in the shop. We'll be putting up a new art print soon. I just need to cast it and do some lo...
Most of my creative energy has been going into knitting pattern ideas lately, but this week I am also working on a short story that's been brewing for months. I am not actually writing it yet, but have been playing around with a scene to help me find the voice. Also I accidentally took a blogging hiatus and I am trying to get back on that horse.
Commented Jun 10, 2010 on What Are You Working On? at the slack daily
What Are You Working On?
I don't talk much about writing on here, because I'm the type who, to be completely honest, has a tendency to wank off on process. The hows and the whys and the plans and the schedules get in the way of actually doing things. Chances are, if I'm writing about how I'm doing it. I'm not actually d...
Huh. So basically, you have an evil twin whose grasp of punctuation is tenuous at best.
Commented Jun 2, 2010 on The Further Adventures of Not Me. at the slack daily
The Further Adventures of Not Me.
One: Two: There are finally slackmistress impersonators on the Internet. Please let me know when I get my own drag show?
Nice adjustment! And cute pants.
Commented May 26, 2010 on quick change trousers for the cloth-diapered bum at Sew Liberated
quick change trousers for the cloth-diapered bum
The adorable (and reversible!) Quick Change Trousers from Handmade Beginnings passed the battery of very stringent toddler tests! Comfortable and cute while walking tentatively - check. Comfortable and cute while marching with stick in hand - check. Comfortable and cute while poking sti...
I am a little nervous to get this book, because I am done having babies and I don't want to change my mind!
Commented May 24, 2010 on handmade beginnings :: 24 sewing projects to welcome baby & giveaway at Sew Liberated
handmade beginnings :: 24 sewing projects to welcome baby & giveaway
Anna Maria did it. She wrote a sewing book that is both beautiful and practical, and one that makes you want to have more babies. It's the first of its kind. I predict a baby boom among the sewist crowd after Handmade Beginnings is published. Watch out, Finn - there are at least five more si...
I have already failed him. He... (and please imagine me saying this with my eyes closed in shame and horror) ...he thinks the podrace is totally wizard.
Commented May 20, 2010 on The Empire Strikes Back (1950) at WWdN: In Exile
The Empire Strikes Back (1950)
I think this may be the most impressive Star Wars parody/tribute/whatever I've ever seen, and I've seen some truly great ones. This makes me want to do a 13 episode webseries, probably serialized 3 minutes at a time, that's entirely done in the 1950s Sci-Fi style, with locations at Vasquez R...
This is one of the best things I have ever seen. Today is my Star Wars-obsessed son's fourth birthday and he just made me watch it with him twice.
I am dying to do something like that out at Vasquez Rocks, though I was thinking of making westerns...
Commented May 19, 2010 on The Empire Strikes Back (1950) at WWdN: In Exile
The Empire Strikes Back (1950)
I think this may be the most impressive Star Wars parody/tribute/whatever I've ever seen, and I've seen some truly great ones. This makes me want to do a 13 episode webseries, probably serialized 3 minutes at a time, that's entirely done in the 1950s Sci-Fi style, with locations at Vasquez R...
I did a 30 by 30 list which turned into a whole life list. It's awesome! You can see it here: http://noirbettie.com/blog/?page_id=5569
Commented Mar 22, 2010 on whisked away at Sew Liberated
whisked away
He did have something up his sleeve! A weekend in Charlotte with my boys to celebrate my 29th birthday. I've never felt so special, so appreciated. Patrick really outdid himself, and made this into the most memorable birthday thus far. Finn rode his first train, and we're sold on the pleasure...
My experience was almost exactly the same, except it was two weeks ago and I watched it with my friend Andrea.
Commented Mar 22, 2010 on The Fantastic Mister Fox is a cussin' great movie at WWdN: In Exile
The Fantastic Mister Fox is a cussin' great movie
Last night, Anne and I watched The Fantastic Mister Fox. I completely missed this movie when it was in theaters, and didn't know a single thing about it except that, according to our friends, I'd really like it. About fifteen minutes into the movie I turned to her and said, "This is awesome. It'...
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