Can we talk for a minute about how finished I am with the cold? This has been a mild winter, and for the first time in a while I’m not suffering through it on transit, but I’m still finished. Sparrows, I’m cold all the time. My toes are wrapped up in moccasins and mukluks and [...]
February 2010
As bloggers we spend a lot of time on getting our message out there. We’re always thinking about our story, what we’re sharing and how. Where we tend to get tripped up is the technical. Writing is delightfully non-technical (especially when you use as many commas as I do) but blogging? Blogging is a little technical [...]
Six years in a private junior high and high school was definitely interesting. My school was progressive, secular and high pressure. It hung on the British structure, from uniforms and boarding to being put in one of four “houses” when you were admitted. My graduating class was unprecedentedly large at a whopping thirty five girls, and my time [...]
1. Old Book Masking Tape by PrettyTape – $15.50 2. Dark Colours A by studiokoizumi – $16 3. Weekdays three roll set by downtownfabrics – $10 4. Teal Grid Set by happytape – $22 5. Light Set of Five by washimatta- $16.25 Over the past year I’ve been swapping a lot of mail with and [...]
I’m a big fan of food. I love to cook and bake, and I love eating out. One of the best things about My Prairie City is that we’re made up of so many immigrants that we have food from every corner of the world, and we’re so close to so many farmers you can eat local [...]
It’s a long weekend where I am, and I’m on day four of a social media fast that ends tonight, but before I went offline I drew the winner for my winter giveaway – Becky from Travel With Love! Congratulations to her and thank you for all the kind e-mails. I so appreciate when you [...]
I’m sure we’re all nearly Valentined out, so this weekend I have a project for you that’s about love but that doesn’t involve roses or expensive food. It’s even free. If you own animals, show them you love them by getting an “In Case Of Emergency” sticker for your house or apartment. In case something [...]
