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Ninjawords.com.

It's a super fast, bare-bones (as in they have no pop-ups or sickening ads that you must scroll past) dictionary. Love, love, love it.

I am SO upset ( Read more... )

The grandbabies and I hung out in my friend Ellen's big back yard yesterday, with kiddy pool and all. I just love watching Cody giggle endlessly at the simplest things--splashing water, learning how water hoses work, running from grandma.


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(And the side of me that worries about having electrical items to close to my already damaged brain.)

I want these cute little things--water-powered clocks. I like the first one's aesthetics, the second one's functions (gained by rotating the clock--how clever).


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To tutuamerica.

Join me . . . if you like.

For a variety of reasons (some legitimate, some not), I completely neglected my two plots at the town's community garden this year. I'm very sorry for this, of course, as I now have a burning desire to garden (or to plan to garden next year). I received several threats throughout the summer from the community garden police--clean-up-your-plots-or ( Read more... )

[An ever-so-slightly modified meme.]

The first five people to respond to this post will get some form of art, by me, about them (to the best of my ability and knowledge/interpretation of them). I make no guarantees about quality or type or speed. (I consider handmade soap art, you know, [grin] though I'm really into 1" x 1" collages right now ( Read more... )

I highly recommend the magazine put out by MaryJanesFarm. I'm tellin' ya, the most recent edition made me weep; I loved it that much.

Whoa, I've never before had a bingo mail day. I like this! Trouble is, I've no idea who to thank. I got two very detailed stamping books (I need just this sort of step-by-step instruction!) sent by a secret someone (with the cutest anonymously signed card, to boot) and two envelopes that appear to be sent by the same person chock full of fun ( Read more... )

The local Salvation Army started locking their gates after hours. At first I thought, how snooty and beggars can't be choosy. (I have no doubt they are just trying to prevent people donating to the drop box during off hours.) But then I got into freecycling. And today I drove a good several (or more) miles to pick up my first load of pots and ( Read more... )