Knob Polishing 101

When I went outside to get the newspaper yesterday morning, I noticed my doorknob was particularly grungy. It was sort of a chocolate brown ...

The Young and The Baby Lockless

Are you sick and tired of hearing about my sewing machine? You should be because I'm sick and tired of having to think about it. There h...

The Baby Lock Saga Continues

That email I sent to all the executive officers of the Tacony Corporation actually produced some results. I really thought it would be read ...

Just Say NO To Baby Lock

I feel the need to rant again. I've been doing that a lot lately. However, I don't think it's me getting unreasonably frustrated...

200 YouTube Subscriber Giveaway

I'm giving away a couple of smash book/daybook/junk journals over on YouTube since that's where I've been spending most of my t...

Don't Be Koi If You're Sharp Enough To Love Lettering

Gird your loins, I'm about to rant. In case you haven't noticed, I'm one of those crafty types. Not crafty as in sly (well, mayb...

50 Shades of Grey Poupon

This blog post isn't about literary porn nor is it about mustard. I just thought that would make an awesome title for a blog post and wa...

Penguinwoman Heist Successful Because of Good Yellow Cleaning Gloves

Did you ever do something that you knew was wrong before you did it but you did it anyway because you really, really wanted to do it? Of cou...

House Birds, Puncture Wounds, and Defective Trees

The yard guys came this afternoon and for the 3rd week in a row I watched them blow the dead twigs into a corner in the backyard and leave t...

Homemade Chalk Paint On A Bamboo Chair

I've been painting this old bamboo chair for the past couple of days and I think I can now call it done. I had intended to use up 2 can...

I Wish I Was in Banff

Jayson is in Calgary on business this week and he texted me the other day to let me know they had a free day and spent it in Banff. I might ...

From Squirrel Feeders to Disintegration Bundles

I just love the internet. Sure there's some bad stuff out there that you should avoid and some people should probably steer clear of it ...

Shopping With The Greens

Jayson will be in Calgary all next week then in Aberdeen again at the end of the month so he decided he wanted to add a few pieces to his wa...

Getting my goober on. Again.

I'm such a goober. I bought a sound bar for our TV a few weeks ago and I haven't been able to get it hooked up right. Sort of. I kno...