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A Season of Good Deeds

by | Feb 11, 2008 | CAOK, Correspondence, Domestic Art

Have you heard the old adage that kindness is a boomerang? You give it away and it keeps flying back your direction. For example, when a friend had a shipment of baskets at work that were leftover from a project, he called. Could I use them at work for my upcoming...

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by | Feb 8, 2008 | Uncategorized

Thanks for all of your barley and kefir advice! I took some of my own and decided to buy kefir instead of making it from scratch. Essentially I think kefir is like super-yogurt. I actually add a bit of milk to each serving to make it less dense, but I get the feeling...

Kathryn Louise

by | Feb 7, 2008 | Journal, Photography

I met a new friend today — Katie Lou. Isn’t she beautiful? Her parents should write a book on relaxed parenting. I saw them today for the first time since her birth and they looked like they’d just walked off a beach. They were calm, cool and far too...

Imperfect is Perfect

by | Feb 6, 2008 | CAOK, Good to Great, Journal

Soup for Lenten Supper at church. I reached out to an old friend a month or so ago. He was my confirmation minister, but left the ‘burbs to lead another United Methodist Church in Central Phoenix 15 years ago. The church is near my office, which is 20 miles from...

There Will Be Prizes

by | Feb 5, 2008 | Journal

I’ve been incredibly lazy about sewing and knitting lately. I temporarily have a roommate and am without an art studio — now a guest room.* My craft supplies are crammed in closets and tucked in long Tupperware containers under my bed. Instead I’ve...

Simmer Down Now

by | Feb 4, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal

I’ve got a new kitchen tool I’m loving — le cast iron skillet. Don’t ask why it took me so long to make the $15 investment, but I’m not turning back, ever. It is so sturdy and cooks evenly. Plus, it weighs a ton and can be used as a...

My Luck

by | Feb 3, 2008 | Clutz McGee, Journal

I’ve been batting my eyelashes at a cute new boy for the last couple of weeks. Of course Tall, Dark and Handsome (TDH) is going back to Africa this week — to work on a malaria project, no less. (See? Totally swoon-worthy.) Last night we decided to meet up...