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posted 13 March 07 & filed under lots of links

i have lots of little projects going on – some just in my head, but some that other people can actually see. here’s the result, so far, of some of the head ones:

food glorious food..
~ one woman’s list of 5 foods to eat before you die
~ real people eat local
~ can’t wait until sunday!
~ the most complete listings of maryland csas i’ve been able to find so far
~ pupusas and curtido, mmm. missing being able to see buy good ranchero and cotija cheese from the local market. also, i just realized i left my tortilla press and my comal behind in l.a. :(

window shopping..
~ what a pretty pretty cowl-neck dress
~ st- paddy’s day earrings – my grandmother had this knack of finding four-leaf clovers that was amazing
~ little pouch kit at plainmabel.com, which is closing!

rubberstamping and papermaking..
~ hand carved stamps
~ using staedler erasers
~ more transfer methods
~ but really, here’s the best tutorial
~ mm, papermaking. yay!
~ uh-oh, fiber is enjoyable in all its formats

paper toys..!
~ eloole toy
~ disney movie machine. i’m not a big disney fan, but i do like this
~ paper forest has lists and lists of more paper toys to download and cut out. very fun. stay tuned.

book recommendations & authors’ sites:
~ laura mccaffrey’s suggestions
~ robin mckinley has a new book coming out this fall, hooray!
~ dia calhoun wrote a really interesting YA story about a girl with manic depression, so i want to remember to get more of her stuff out.
~ a list of all past nominees for the mythopoeic fantasy award; must be a good list for all fantasy lovers out there
~ if i ever became a writer, i’d definitely be more of a hummingbird than an owl, though i’d aspire to owlish ways
~ endicott studio’s recommended reading lists look tremendously good for those interested in fairy tales and myths, both old and modern

also..
~ lemon water is good for cancer prevention! i’ve been pretty good this week about drinking lots & lots of lemon water, yay.
~ hmm, should i get some tags for my handknits and such?
~ after years of meaning to, i finally joined a local freecycle group and it’s just amazing the variety of stuff i’ve seen offered and taken in just two days: baby gates, journals “with only a few pages written on”, computer monitors, pirate-themed clothing, juicers, a mailbox, and even car parts. wow.
~ the maryland sheep & wool festival schedule is up.. and this year i finally get to go! who else is going?
~ folkstreams.net features full-length documentaries on mostly music but also all kinds of other topics. great.

other than that.. oh, i miss people. i see a lot of family, which is really great, but i miss seeing people who haven’t known me since i was born, people i chose, you know? i should go out and meet new people, i know, but the whole idea is just exhausting. i already have lots of people i like, they’re just three thousand+ miles away.

ok, off my butt and enough with the complaining, breakfast calls. here’s a random pic of the last of winter, i’m thinking. any guesses as to what it is?

bye ~

Comments

all good links, but thanks especially for the robin mckinley one.

~ karen (Mar 13, 09:56 AM#)

Although I did not have that much time to get to know you before you left, I miss you and wish that you were still here. Enjoy the spring, when it finally springs. Such sweet smells!
Thank you for all the links!

~ loriz (Mar 13, 10:32 AM#)

Ditto to Lori’s sentiments from me! Now, serious linkage, indeed- I can’t wait to check these out!

~ Nonnahs (Mar 13, 11:39 AM#)

Spring is a good time to meet new people, particularly the month of May :) Yeah for Maryland Sheep and Wool.

Ohhhhh, thanks for all the cool links. I am sure MG squeeled when she saw the one for eloole toy.

And my guess… Poor little melted snow man. Just need some snow to bring him back to life again one day.

~ kitty kitty (Mar 13, 02:34 PM#)

farmer’s markets and CSAs are such good and happy things. we are looking into which CSA to subscribe to in ohio for when i leave my beloved berkeley market. :(

Kitty Kitty is right. i love that Eloole toy!! thanks for the link.

sorry you are lonely for your friends; it’s hard… we need some people who don’t see our childhoods (when we had less say about who we were) as they look at us now.

me me me. i’m planning to go to MS&W, and i’m thinking about that 3-day spinning workshop too.

yes on the namemaker labels. :D

~ meowgirl (Mar 16, 11:50 PM#)

Mmmm…pupusas! You should make some, tortilla press or not.

That looks like a melted snowman. Could it be a cousin of the ones we had on our lawn just a few months back?

~ Kathy (Mar 17, 10:03 PM#)

There is so much here to respond to, but I wanted to link you to this book (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844074269/ref=wl_it_dp/104-8641868-3847135?ie=UTF8&coliid=IO3R8YXV7SCG&colid=UNLBG3XKSZVH), because you are the first person to get me thinking on eating local. I heard an interview with this guy on npr and now I have to read this and learn more.

~ Julia (Apr 15, 08:12 AM#)