I first peeked into Scott MacLaughlins train room a year or so ago when I was visiting his lovely wife Linda and she brought me back for a little introduction. Scott is a retired food inspector, and ...
My girl turned fourteen this week.Daddy bought her flowers.Im trying to be all sentimental about it, but mostly Im just proud. Were going to the This American Life live broadcast at a movie...
Heard of kickstarter.com?Kind of like Kiva, but more first world. Which is good and bad.Little capital campaigns that give you hey-Im-a-helper cute rewards. My friend John used it to fund his self-pu...
The three-year-old is at the babysitter, so Im finally starting to fill the little shop for Easter/Spring shopping.Im really excited about some new stained, unglazed porcelain handworkand have a few ...
Margaret Bloom runs a very pretty little blog at webloomhere.blogspot.com and shes hosting a wee Valentines giveaway of one of my red-and-white birdbath bowls. Drop by here to enter (and find a coupo...
The wayfarer,Perceiving the pathway to truth,Was struck with astonishment.It was thickly grown with weeds."Ha," he said,"I see that none has passed hereIn a long time."Later he saw th...
Ive been busy with pottery and etsy stocking and filling, and trying to squeeze in a little Christmas making, too. So many good ideas! Im hosting a giveaway right now on a sweet Maine-based blog, blu...
Really the best thing about Christmas is having children along for the ride. Ive noticed this since theyve been around and conscious: every year I think, eh...Christmas really is not all that and thi...
AND:I started a newsletter. Sign up on the left!It will not by any means be a frequent one. And its all official through a service, so opting out is easy, if youre so inclined.Ooh, so fancy...
Monday only: 15% off all purchases until 12 midnight EST. Enter code CYBER15.shop!Also Monday-Wednesday Ill be selling at Shippensburg Universitys Holiday Art Sale. There are some talented students u...
This is a toughie for me. Allow an off-topic, non-crafty mini-rant and link. Or skip it and move on.I wont vote for him because I disagree with his politics.But I also feel like I need to vouch for h...
I intend almost every day to start blogging again.I take photos with that intent.Then I dont.The computer is old and slow and my photo world is still in flux...and Im just out of the habit, I think.B...
I just received this great image. My family of origin plus married-ins and progeny. I love it so much!! The whole clan was together for the wedding of that gorgeous couple on the far right (the extra...
The first weekend in October is always triple-busy:*Our favorite cross race (thats cyclocross bicycle racing, for those of you whose lives arent taken up with such) in Hagerstown.*My churchs semiannu...
Starting to fill the shop again. I finished a kiln-load in August, but my entrepreneurial spirit is, um, rather lacking...Six new listings tonight and more to come :). Shop or just peek here.This lit...
We are newly DIRECTV customers, and I admit with only slight discomfort that I love the DVR. My first DVRing. It is enabling me to watch all the new fall shows I want, without childrens bedtime confl...
Two and a half. My arms wrap around you on this blessedly mild summer evening. We rock in the porch swing of our little brick bungalow in the trees. The air is heavy with the earthy smell of a pendin...
Reuben self-taught a deep and abiding passion for trains via Thomas the Tank Engine and that love is deep and true. Most days, he spends at least an hour building tracks and pulling an assortment of ...
I gave two mugs away last week, as an early (very early) birthday gift to my sister-in-law (she tried to buy it and that was just silly), and in a promotional trade with bluebirdbaby. They made very ...
My first introduction to Waldorf toys, and really my first serious peek into the world of excellent little "natural" toys was through a Magic Cabin catalog. The mother of one of Audreys frien...
Im in the midst of posting a pretty pile of pots at purplepetunia (.etsy.com).Which unfortunately means Ill have to ship ... ugh. I am nearing the end of listing, though, which is excellent. Just a f...
Audrey and Reuben at last years huntHi, lovers-of-spring! (isnt that everyone?)Im hosting a co-op egg hunt this year, and would love to have you bring your little ones if youre available.This is how ...
Were enjoying the end of a lovely February thaw here--it was 72 degrees today when I picked up the neighborhood kids at school (I ♥ carpool!). My friend Lydia was visiting yesterday morning and she a...
I still retain a little-girls wonder at the marble-cool hard surface of fired porcelain. Every time I get new work from a glaze firing, I click my fingernails against the surface, or tap two pieces t...
We got the freezing-rain-only version of the BIG STORM, but was very slippery (and lovely crystalline trees-y), so it gave us a "snow" day on Tuesday. JUST THE NIGHT BEFORE our Blythe dolls f...
Ive been really charmed by everything at little dear tracks since a friend pointed me to her blog after receiving a couple of the authors Doodle Stitching books for Christmas. Her NOM series is so so...
On the way out of Marians room after kisses last night, I realized I had not yet photographed/posted one of the gifts I made for her for Christmas. She is American Girl crazy, and her little honey is...
A little gratitude is an excellent trick for spirits-boosting.from the etsy shop RozArt**So, January is an excellent time to share this little grateful project:I teach a bi-monthly little class/activ...
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