Liza Versus the Sidewalk
It happened when none of us were looking, and it was my fault. We’d gone out shopping on Sunday because it was tax-free weekend and I needed pants. How could I resist the lure of tax-free pants? On the...
View ArticleI Got Lamp!
Look what I got, two days after my birthday! It’s GET LAMP, Jason Scott’s awesome documentary about text adventures. Liza is modeling the coin that comes as a feelie with every copy of the movie, and...
View ArticleTwo Crowdsourced Music Videos
One: the band C-mon & Kpyski, from Utrecht in the Netherlands, created a simple video for their song “More is Less” and asked fans to film themselves duplicating the duo’s motions. They then...
View ArticleA break from crocheting hats
I’m still making hats even though I made my 50 hat goal. But I took a break this weekend to make a couple of sweaters for my mom’s dog, Lola. She was unimpressed with her fittings up until she had to...
View ArticleSecond as Farce
The furor over Wikileaks has become Theatre of the Absurd. Consider: Senator Joe Lieberman says that he can’t understand why the DoJ hasn’t charged Assange with treason, a charge which applies only to...
View ArticleRemembering Japan
Japan 2008 Part 1 225.JPG a photo by misty.granade on Flickr. I have spent all day grieving for Japan. We visited three years ago and I fell in love with the beauty of the place and the graciousness of...
View ArticleFirst Day of Second Grade
And Liza starts preschool tomorrow. We stepped outside this morning to take this photo and there was a cool breeze blowing. Nice change of pace to the hot weather we’ve been subjected to most of the...
View ArticleSpring Concert
Eve and Liza all dressed up for their spring concert this week. Can’t believe that this was Liza’s last one!
View ArticleWeek 9 of Making Something Every day
Day 57: Mixing it up a bit! Playing with yarn. This yarn winding session turned into a full scale stash reorganization. I loved it! It also made me want to ditch the art stuff and play with yarn...
View ArticleWeek 10 of Making Something Every Day
I can’t believe I’ve made it 10 weeks! I have to say, I’m a little bit proud of that. Day 64: Visited with friends from out of town at our favorite Mexican restaurant. No time at the art table. Busy...
View ArticleEven If You Don’t Blink, The Weeping Angels Will Still Get You
“Listen,” the man on the TV says, “your life could depend on this: don’t blink. Don’t even blink!” He gestures, thumb and middle finger in a circle. “Blink and you’re dead. They’re fast — faster than...
View ArticleWeek 30 of Making Something Every Day
Day 200: Go Travel Nepal ATC. Also! Day 200, guys!!! My colorist, Renée, colored the background on this one using my cool watercolor crayons. Then instead of the cartoon car that was on the card...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....