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Spring Harvest

While meandering through my garden I spied a shy peek of red. This year's improvised mesh cages over the strawberries seem to be keeping the hungry birds at bay, so I got to enjoy the first sweet berries of the season. What's ripening in your garden?

5 Last Minute Mother's Day Gifts for the Broke, that Won't Clutter Up Mom's House

So, you forgot Mother's Day this year? Or maybe you don't have a lot of money to spend on your mom, or perhaps you put off buying the card until it was too late. If you're like me, you probably just had grand visions of making something complicated and ran out of time. Never fear- there's still time to do something thoughtful on the cheap.1. Brighten Her World- Nothing says "I love you, mom" like

Home is where you post your plight.

My neighbors? They're cool. So I wasn't surprised, at all, to see this cute little sign pushing out of the mound near the curb as I walked to visit a neighbor today. Ah, winter, feel free to move along.

Frozen and the Gay Agenda

Yes, Virginia, it is reasonable to argue Frozen has a gay agenda. Here's why.
The whole point of fairy tales is to tell stories with archetypes whose struggles work on multiple levels and speak to different situations. Elsa's is the story of a girl who was different, whose parents felt she should hide that difference. A girl who felt isolated despite the love around her. On the surface it is the

Geeky Girly Fabric Joy

My new fabric swatch, One Ring Cathedral Window - Hot Pink, from Spoonflower came in the mail today, and it's even prettier than I expected. I'm thrilled. I forsee myself getting some of this printed off to edge some pillow cases, and possibly shrinking it down a bit for some more geektastic Raggedy Rebels. I missing having the truly nerdy dolls in the shop.



Of course, I'll have to shrink