My cousin is getting married in June. She got a good deal on a strapless dress but wants a lace shrug or bolero to go over it. Mom is offering to make it but is nervous about sewing lace and matching the lace to the lace on her dress. I need resources ( Read more... )

Hi LJ Land!

I'm looking for a lovely, casual brunch place for brunch for a group of ladies somewhere in the 680-580-Hwy 4 triangle. Any thoughts?

This came up on another board that my friend kadyg is on and it's entirely too good not to share. The fact that it was written by a French woman makes it that much better.Recently, in a large city in France, a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said, "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale ( Read more... )

Well, someone posted about how much they like b & lu. I gave them a try and ordered this dress. It arrived last night. I was surprised at how light the package was and when I pulled out the dress and tried it on, the fabric looks more dingy than described; it's light, flimsy fabric; the seams are unimpressive; there's surprisingly little butt ( Read more... )

Did anyone get pictures of the June 13th Hare House party? I haven't seen any pop up on Flickr...

On another note, I played a game on my way to work this morning. I piece of cardboard flew onto the grill of my car and I tried to keep it there (without driving dangerously) as long as I could - 4 miles.

http://www.scotsindixon.org/

To tangential1, It appears that the Scottish Meat Pie Company in Dixon really is closed. Makes sense as to not seeing it on recent trips down 113... Aggie

battymaiden, please email me at handle at yahoo regarding teaching resources in agriculture/environment.

With the multitude of fires going on in California, you'd think people would wise up - we need to reduce the fuel load in our forests and grasslands and allow people to manage (not destroy, manage) our forests and grasslands. Prescribed grazing of grasslands and forest understory by cattle, sheep, and goats (on top of that done by native ruminants ( Read more... )

With great power comes great responsibility...

This was passed on to me by one of my colleagues ( Read more... )