Spring! (sorta)
Okay, so we had a light frost last night and we could see our breath this morning when I took Thumper to school, but we got some of the spring seeds into the garden this weekend so doesn’t that kind …
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The religion of vegetarianism. What happens when you lose your faith?
From November 1988 to August 2010, I was a vegetarian. From June 1995 to somewhere in 2000—I can’t recall exactly—I was vegan. For two of those vegan years, I also avoided wheat and sugar. Sounds pretty healthy, right? Not so …
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Does this bag make me look like somebody’s mother?
This bag, see? What do you think? Momish? I was in Goodwill the other day and I had a store credit to burn, and as I walked through the bag-and-shoes section to get to the bedding section (where one can …
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Robot Envy
The baby recently grew into the robot vest I made for Kiddo when he was her age. (FYI: It’s my Blank Canvas Vest pattern, and the robot chart is included.) She couldn’t care less whether there’s a robot on it …
Breaking news: Doctors don’t know everything
I got all worked up about those cholesterol numbers, then Holly commented on the previous post that she believed breastfeeding elevates cholesterol levels. So I did some googling, and you know what? She’s right. (My readers save the day again. …
Still working on the whole balance thing, apparently
First, because it’s dull as dirt to listen to someone else go on about medical stuff and diet etc, here’s a picture of my kid feeding some ducks. (Because what’s more interesting than pictures of someone else’s kid feeding ducks?) …
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Winter bounty? Uh…well…
This gardening thing…I can’t say I’ve quite got it all figured out just yet. Check back in about twenty years and I’ll probably have things pretty well worked out by then. See, when I sowed the seeds for the fall …
kidwarmers!
Yes, I’m finally releasing the hat and legwarmer set! Why did it take so long? Ask the cute kid in the pink hat and legwarmers. I can honestly say these pieces are among the most truly useful things I’ve knitted. …
It’s 8:32pm. Do you know where your children are?
My big guy is conked out with a fever and a runny nose and cough. The baby? She’s cackling and crawling around the living room, banging on stuff and searching for choking hazards. Speaking of which, thank you for all …
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