(mostly) Studio Ghibli pumpkins
Last night, we carved our pumpkins. Our kids have really gotten into the Studio Ghibli movies of late. Lisey started it by watching My Neighbor …
Posts from: October 2014
Outing? Check.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. You know how I mentioned I was trying to be better about …
Things I don’t do
I’ve still been thinking about all the stuff I wrote on Monday, about comparison and imperfection and the pressures that we feel. And because I …
Spatial Sequence Synesthesia
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. What IS it? Basically, people with this kind of synesthesia visualize things …
Randomness
Good Friday morning to you, dear readers! I just have some randomness to throw at you today. I’ve been making tons of applesauce. Well, not …
Really, one can’t complain about this in October.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. It’s not warm enough to swim, mind you. But when the calendar …
My menu board bit the dust. But I resurrected it.
Remember the menu board I made from a super-ugly Goodwill frame this summer? Well, it had a little accident. Large pieces of glass don’t take …
Pizza dough rescue
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. This past Friday, I made a double batch of pizza dough, but …
Blue Apron (and their ilk) | Bread Freezing | Other Frugal Blogs (it’s a Q&A post!)
Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in …
Some pictures would have been helpful…
Every week, I post a picture of the food that has gone bad over the last seven days. Why do I do this? Because in …
What I thought of Julep
Back in the summer, I signed up for Julep’s free welcome box, which includes three not-so-toxic* nail polishes and a random beauty product. *Julep polish …
Help me help you: Tell me about your picture-taking troubles!
When I posted about the MyPublisher photo books, several of you contacted me, wondering how to take better photos. Since that’s not exactly in line …
Can I keep these alive?
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. I’ve got kind of a black thumb to begin with, and my …
How to be an obnoxious money saver
If you aspire not only to save money but to aggravate everyone else in the process, today’s post is for you. And if quietly living …
Well, that worked better than a plastic bag.
I’ve spent many hours of my life bonding with paintbrushes, and usually when I’m waiting for the paint to dry between coats, I wrap a …