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IRCC: Camica Mockup Report
I decided that this time instead of having a bunch of pleated up fabric jammed inside my bodice, I would make a less full, square-necked camica (underwear/slip thing) similar to this one:
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Easter is not Oestara
The Girl Unit set out her Peep plushies. I got the kids a chocolate bunny and we cooked meat since our yearly meat-fast is over and that was Easter for us this year. Last year the kids were not well-engaged with either egg dye or hunting. I think we've outgrown that stuff now. Some time in the future we may make arty eggs, like we used to do B.K ( Read more... ) -
Girls Just Wanna have Thongs?
A couple of days ago, an article by LZ Grandserson appeared on CNN: Parents, don't dress your girls like tramps. In it, he covered the trends of padded push ups for the kindergarten market, midriff baring halter tops, thongs, and other styles of clothing that many people find sexualized or sexualizing. In his commentary, he's coming down pretty ( Read more... ) -
Bothan
My daughter is making a wattle bothan, or roundhouse, in our back yard. We've been collecting sticks from around the neighborhood since it's tree trimming time here. She's got a partial wall going, and we're going to have to scramble to get as many sticks as possible before "big trash" collection comes and takes away all the brush piles.
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Evangelical Vegan Mom
This weekend the Daughter Unit and I went to the local tea room to buy candles. We have an odd size candle holder at home and this is the only known location in town that has candles that will fit it. The tea room is cute and specializes in weird, undrinkable tea and food like chocolate avacado vegan "cheese" cake. Previously, you could get ( Read more... ) -
Kayaking the Inside Passage
If you are at all fond of nature photos, go look at this blog: http://markbc.wordpress.com/around-the-coast-mountains/ . I had the extreme good fortune of a trip to Victoria Island a few years ago. The Inside Passage has been on my list of fantasy dream vacations since I was a teenager. I can't think of anything more romantic and exciting than to ( Read more... ) -
Teenagers
The worst part of raising teenagers, done up as a dramatic fictional skit for your edification and enjoyment
MOM: So, son, don't stick that fork into the light socket or your hair will get all crispy. . .blah blah blah dangerous. . .blah blah blah learn from my mistakes.
SON (With dewy eyed expression): Okay Mom!
EXIT SON
(Time Passes)
SON RENTERS
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In Which I Attempt to Watch Network TV
Back when Star Trek: Next Generation was on the air (not in reruns, originally) I decided that I was giving up TV. I've watched very little TV since then, and most of what I have seen has been on DVD. But the kids' dance teacher is enthralled with "Dancing with the Stars" and could not believe that I could live a happy and fulfilled life without ( Read more... ) -
Rejectionist
I don't always understand The Rejectionist because I am old and irrelevant and everything, but today's What About the Men/Boys Blog Post Drinking Game made me laugh.
Excerpt: Blogger makes sweeping generalizations about reading habits of roughly 50% of population based solely on anecdotal evidence: seventeen a million drinks
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