http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/02/gipsy-zeppelin-baseship.html

a work in progress... but still way cool. Also, a cool site in general.

I've been on a mama-craft blog binge lately. It gives me ideas and fills me with creative inspiration.

( old favourites and new favourites )

from Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health):
Tylenol May Weaken Effectiveness of Kids' Vaccines: Giving analgesic to prevent fever at shot time could be counterproductive, researchers say

from Scientific Blogging: Advil, Tylenol And Others May Blunt The Power Of Flu Vaccine

In related (not-new) news:

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plumjudy posted this video on fbook a few days ago. I finally got around to seeing it tonight with optimystik. We both really enjoyed it and found it quite worthwhile. I felt that it finally gave substance, background, and a bit more believability to the groundwork that Masaru Emoto laid with his Messages from Water. It pulls data from a veriety of sources, most of ( Read more... )

How to Freeze Apples
How to Can Apple Sauce
How to Can Apple Slices

Complete list of TED Talks organized on a spreadsheet with links and descriptions. (ganked from J)

Simple Mom -- Live simply, stay sane. Life hacks for home managers.
:: Best-Kept Secret to a Clean Home
:: The Importance of Family Rituals
:: The Oil-Cleansing MethodI have no time ( Read more... )

Even Babies Discriminate, from Newsweek via Anti-Racist Parent

Is it really so difficult to talk with children about race when they're very young? What jumped out at Phyllis Katz, in her study of 200 black and white children, was that parents are very comfortable talking to their children about gender, and they work very hard to counterprogram ( Read more... )

Time to clean up the tabs!

Life, Art and Chickens, Afloat on a Barge in New York Harbor Waterpod, Ahoy!

Amazing Lightning Show Over Toronto gorgeous photos from a massive thunderstorm from about a week ago.

EarthSky's meteor shower guide for 2009 Just missed the Perseids

Wild Food Recipes from "Wild Man Steve Brill" And now I know what to do ( Read more... )

I haven't checked out Crunchy Chicken's Blog in a while, but I did today and discovered that she has another blog that focuses on eco-friendly beauty products and practices.

Green Goddess DressingApparently, honey makes for a great facial cleanser and coconut oil is a FABulous eye-makeup remover. Huh. I'll have to try the honey sometime ( Read more... )

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I have discovered a lovely array of astounding steampunk yumminess that I want to share with everyone.

Moda:

Braithwaite Wallets -- Canadian-designed and made, called "deliciously pretentious" by one reviewer.

DIY Moda with tamago23 in mind:
The Ambience Enhancer

Dieselpunk Headphones Mod

Blogs:

The Steampunk Workshop

The Steampunk Home ( Read more... )

Who Does She Think She Is? - (flash intro with sound <-- sound very integral!) I am swooning over this.

Am I Still Here? - I think many of us experience this...

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