Category Archives: winter

01
Jan, 2012

gift report: part 2

i think my favorite gift for the happy baby this year came from my dad.  i casually e-mailed him one day to ask if he could make a house similar to this awesome one made by joel and he took … Continue reading →

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19
Dec, 2011

bonus movie monday: holiday edition!

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18
Dec, 2011

baked potato soup

a few weeks ago, i read about baked potato soup on mb’s blog and she mentioned that she’d shared the soup with a family who’d just had a baby and she still had plenty of leftovers for her own family.  … Continue reading →

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13
Dec, 2011

christmas books chosen by a (thrifty) librarian

okay, so some of these books were chosen simply because they were available at the frugal muse or at better world books and they looked good to me.  some we haven’t opened yet, so i can’t say whether or not … Continue reading →

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10
Dec, 2011

christmas books for advent calendar (with bonus tutorial)

(this is a continuation of my previous post.  you can read there what i am doing for the rest of my advent calendar spots.) sooooo….. as a librarian, i was very attracted to the idea of a book-advent-calendar.  the idea … Continue reading →

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08
Dec, 2011

our advent calendar

the first year that mr. happy stuff and i were married, i sewed 24 of these little felt mini-stockings and we each filled 12 for the other person to celebrate the 12 days of christmas.  we carried on the tradition … Continue reading →

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06
Jan, 2010

more fun in the mail

i was excited this year to be invited to participate in small fox’s first annual ornament swap.  my initial response had been that i was too busy to participate, but after a tiny bit of thought, i realized that i … Continue reading →

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10
Dec, 2009

snow day = the impossible gift of more time!

yesterday outside it looked like this: so i stayed home and made this: and these: and some of these: and i rode a few miles to nowhere on a stationary bike while watching this (seriously–it’s the most charming and funny … Continue reading →

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07
Dec, 2009

easy ornament card printing tutorial

today i learned to my great suprise (and almost embarrassment) that i’d won two of the sms giveaways that i’d entered earlier this week!  i don’t think that i entered more than maybe a dozen or so (and, of course, … Continue reading →

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04
Dec, 2009

drooliscious

i just have to brag about the fantastic lunches i’ve had for the past two days.  three days ago, after work i visited the la baguette bakery near my library.  although it’s been there for over a year, i only … Continue reading →

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