I am not a ‘kid person’. I think kids are great, but my husband and I don’t want any of our own (aside from the furry ones), and I am often lost when it comes to how to deal with children when I encounter them (other than acting like one of them myself, which usually leads to me getting hard looks from their mother after I ramp their little ( Read more... )

So Cathy and Demi are going to Haiti this week. They are going to be helping folks like the ones in the video below by working on the construction of a community center in Jacmel. This is a huge undertaking; I am incredibly proud of them for the efforts put in to both travel to Haiti (cost and a HUGE list of injections at their own expense) and to ( Read more... )

So, a dear friend recently underwent emergency brain surgery. This friend is a artist. This friend has no insurance. This friend has no money.

What this friend DOES have is a bunch of other freaky artist/musician friends who have been throwing him benefit concerts all up and down the state of California.

Each concert is different. All of them are ( Read more... )

Remember my crazy friend who is making a replica of the Peacock Dress in order to help build a community center in Haiti?

Her equally fanatical fiancée is now selling cupcakes to help fund their project.


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I guarantee you got nothing on harmanhay .

First of all, she is the creator of Your Wardrobe Unlock’d and Foundations Reveled.**

What? Never heard of them? You sew? Historical garb? Fascinating….

OK then, have you seen the Oak Leaf Dress?  Three months of handsewing five hours a day. Just to get the leaves done.

The. Leaves.

*gob-smacked*

If you were at ( Read more... )

Just a little note to my readers (you few, you happy few... :D), I am not cool with the new cross-posting thingee that LJ has set up. Please don't cross post your comments from my journal to your other social networking sites. If you do, I will have to unfriend and that is a sucky thing...

Dat is all...

PS; I loves yous...please don't....

PPS: If ( Read more... )

Just because I haven’t said it for a little bit…


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So, do you ever open your e-mail only to discover that the world is a very, very small place?


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To My LJ Peeps,

I’d like to introduce you to my friend (and all around cool re-enactor chick) claughter713. As someone new to the whole LJ thing, I have pointed out a number of your journals as sources of inspiration, drooliness and overall “cool-stuff” - so don’t be surprised if you find a new friend in your list.

In the meantime, welcome aboard m’dear!

...but I am finally getting into the Christmas Spirit a bit. Still no plans to decorate this year, but I bagged up about a million pounds of cookies, candies and home-made sweetness (thanks to a Sunday cooking spree with tristinmorgan  and saoirse42!). Tonight is ending with homemade turkey pot pie and some gift wrapping - and my favorite - LOTS OF RAIN!

I admit it, I ( Read more... )