I've picked up a bunch of new readers round these parts recently, so I figured it was about time I did a "General Guide to the gnomiverse" type of post. I'm not sure I've ever done one of these before, so some of the folks who have been around here for a long time might find stuff they didn't know, either (though I'm not sure).

Things One Should Know ( Read more... )

On Sunday, when mabfan was at Odyssey, I was out in Burlington (MA) visiting my parents. One of the joys of where they live is the abundance of random wildlife (bunnies, groundhogs, squirrels, and many, many, many birds) that comes through the back yard. And since lcmlc started putting bird feeders on the back porch, the birds (and occasional others) come ( Read more... )

So, on Sunday, in and among everything else that we did, I went to a Sisterhood meeting at our shul at which the activity was beading your own bracelet. And I had a really good time doing it. A really good time. So much so that I started thinking beading thoughts. But I don't need a new hobby. I really don't.

And then The Oriental Trading ( Read more... )