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Lights in the Sky
Wow, what a spectacular light show tonight! It was so unusual that I was a little freaked out at first. Non-stop cloud lightning, so close together it was like a strobe light in the window, occasional peal of thunder becoming one continuous roll. Boy and I pulled back the curtain and watched from his window; it lasted so long we both fell asleep ( Read more... ) -
Lady of the Lakes Ren Faire
Yesterday we took the kids to their very first renaissance faire. It’s also the first faire I’ve attended since before the baby was born. To get in the spirit, my friends and I opened our costume closets, mixed-and-matched among us, and broke out our sewing needles to make up missing pieces in record time. The results were a lot of wonderful fun!
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Early to bed...
He stood up in the bathtub and, dripping arms outstretched, spoke the five words I thought I'd never hear him use in the same sentence: "Mama, put me to bed ( Read more... ) -
Something Crafty
We now interrupt our regularly scheduled sewing activities for... something crafty! Handmade E-reader Cover (<--Click for pics and details at the Flickr set ( Read more... ) -
The Practice of Solitude
We’ve started a new study (Attending the Bride of Christ) and while I’ve been missing the daily quiet times that nourished me before the baby was born (three years ago now!), I dread the labor of starting all over again, the early days of struggle before these times began to hold meaning and refreshment.
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My love life, redefined
Thaniel’s kisses are very expensive; he hasn’t offered me one in days. Which is why I didn’t realize what he was doing at bedtime tonight. As we rocked in the dark, he amused himself by smashing his face into mine as if to meld our features into one: his nose into my eye, his eye into the bridge of my nose, brow-to-brow, experimentally giggling ( Read more... ) -
Here Comes a Finisher
Waiting for my brother Ron to cross the finish line at his first Olympic distance triathlon this morning, I was intrigued by the response to the stragglers by those who had come before.
Whenever a lone runner came into view, someone called out, "here comes a Finisher!" Not a straggler; not a loser; but a Finisher. Immediately a dozen or so ( Read more... ) -
The things I wouldn't do for this Boy
"Choo-choo!" he cried excitedly from the backseat. "Din-din-din-din-din-din-din. Woo, wooooooo!" And then the train appeared, a flash of bright red engine between the buildings a block away. The tracks angled away from our position, and though I tried to point it out, we soon lost sight of it as it curved behind the treeline ( Read more... ) -
Please help make my friend Lisa Sew News Magazine's "Sewing Idol"!
I've nominated my friend Lisa for Sew News magazine's "Sewing Idol" contest. Unfortunately, I lacked a basic understanding of how the contest worked, and it turns out this is the last week to vote. I need your help ( Read more... )
