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A Gift

I’d just gotten in from grocery shopping (that’s why I look so good), and guess what I found on my doorstep! This is the package I’ve been waiting for: the book that Marta made for me. It’s a gift which combines all my loves–art, fiction, and hand-crafted…ness. The book is The Labyrinth House, one I [...]

I feel fantastic

Why is my dryer suddenly making everything smell like fish? There’s been no fish anywhere near my house in months. And if there had been, why would it be in the dryer? Seriously, why?
I’ll be visiting with an old college friend this week. I’m nervous and excited at the same time. Excited for the normal [...]

"Um, that was random," you'll say.

I feel like posting, and so I shall. Let’s see what comes out, how’s about it?
I bought a juicer over the weekend, thinking ahead to when we have more tomatoes than we know what to do with. Hubby drinks a lot of V8 when we can afford it, so this summer he can have all [...]

Super-Chipper Girl

That’s my new superhero alter-ego. Super-Chipper Girl blinds the bad guys with her dazzling smile, and giggles them into submission. Her weaknesses are rainy days and reality checks.  However, her super-chipper energy shield is self-healing, so chinks don’t stay long.
This whole thing started as my self-deprecating joke on Twitter and somehow…evolved. Darcknyt got an idea [...]

I'm no dummy. (shut up.)

The kids are back in school, hubby is back at work, and I’m where I always was. The temp will climb to the mid-fifties today, so my guess is that most of the ice/snow will be melted by this evening. The rest will melt tomorrow when it gets in the mid-sixties.
Good thing we took advantage [...]

I'm creative. Er-make that kreativ

Isn’t that a beautiful, kreativ* logo? So my old friend DarcKnyt (old in Internet years) has passed this award on to me, and I must say I am honored. It always surprises me when someone likes this place. The question that came with this was hard to answer, since I’ve only recently started feeling creative [...]