Some of you who are on my Facebook list** have heard that Tom and I went to see a local house today that had me smitten from the Realtor.com listing.  It was the first one to really interest me since we lost our chance to purchase Hollybush House in spring of 2009.  We went to look at it with our new realtor this morning, and although it has its ( Read more... )

This morning I had a rather distressing conversation with one of our regular library patrons.  She works at Hobby Lobby, and I mentioned to her that I had to get over there to see what Halloween decorations they had this year.  She mentioned that she wasn't sure if they had any out...and if they did, it was a very small amount.

I've noticed a ( Read more... )

Today, my mom and I went up to Lexington to surprise my Grandma with a tea party for her birthday (bday next Wednesday).  Mom called ahead of time to let Grandma know she would be in town around noon.  It's not unusual for mom and dad to be in the area, visiting or running errands.  We kept it a secret that I'd be there, or what we were doing.  So ( Read more... )

I'm really going to miss David Tennant's Doctor.

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Does anyone know of a good free pattern (I saw a Simplicity pattern) for making a child's fabric "chain mail" coif and shirt? Or a community where people might know? (eyes corsetra )

I've had this "mail" fabric for years, and I think I might make a shirt and coif for my nephew's Christmas present.

So...my winter coat is about done for.  I'm not sure it'll last another winter.  So I'm searching for a new coat.  But the rough thing is...it seems like coats are either a) fashionable or b) warm.  The fashionable coats are all too lightweight, and the warm coats are all shapeless parka type things ( Read more... )

....or so many people on my friends list are saying today ( Read more... )

The Secret of Moonacre gown came today in the mail, and mom dropped it off at the library, where we promptly dug into the parcel, pulled out the dress, and tried it on.  AND IT FIT ME.  The bust squeezes my boobies up some, but I don't mind, and I CAN WEAR IT AS-IS!!

A few observations for the fellow costume-obsessed on my list.

When I first pulled ( Read more... )

So...for Christmas this year, I'm making my family calendars with all the family birthdays, etc.  This has been done before by other members of the family, so I wanted mine to be unique.  I decided to do movie posters, and put family members in using Photoshop.  So like...my mom as Mary Poppins, etc.

The hardest person to figure out has been my ( Read more... )