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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 thing i’ve watched since amelie.  thanks for the recommendation, little sister).  and also i made [...]

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, i only put my name in the drawing for things i really wanted). so imagine [...]

tonight we tried another new restaurant.  it’s called “the haze” and it’s by the same folks who created our favorite sushi place *so we were pretty sure it would be yummy.  and we weren’t disappointed.  the thing that sets it apart from other bbq places is that you order your meat (brisket, chicken, pork, etc.) [...]

this christmas, since i’m into carving stamps, i’ve decided to make stamps for my nephews as part of their gift from me.  i also thought they might enjoy watching the process, so i waited until we were together at thanksgiving to make the stamp. the first stamp i carved was of his name.  in the [...]

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 recently discovered it and i hadn’t yet had a chance to try a loaf of [...]

*warning:  lots of library content in this post!  apologies to my non-children’s-librarian readers!* a few weeks ago, we had the annual summer library program meeting where lots of children’s librarians from the area get together to talk about our ideas for the upcoming summer library program.  next year’s theme is “water” and i agreed to [...]