Photo of the Week
The rest of my 2010 photos can be viewed here.
Year: 2010
And so this is Christmas
Christmas was very sweet this year, low-key and quiet, with nobody in the hospital. That was nice! Tim did get a migraine and had to bow out of evening festivities, but that was the worst thing that happened. Morning began as usual, with stockings and mimosas (pomosas) and Christmas music …
Poll of the Week
Don’t forget, you can choose multiple answers and add your own under “other”!
OH HELLS YES – Advice for the Zombie Apocalypse/Holiday Season
Well, here’s ONE stressful thing that’s over
A few months ago, we got a notice that the company with which we have our homeowners insurance was randomly dropping about 50% of the homes it has in Florida. Something about hurricanes, which apparently destroy homes, and insurance companies don’t like to pay for? Hello, isn’t that why we …
Poll of the Week
Brambleberry Soap Swap
Recently, I did a soap swap with one of my suppliers, Brambleberry. The rules were pretty simple; send in a dozen 5-oz bars, made with products from Brambleberry, and wrapped as if to sell or give. In return, you would get 12 different bars back after everyone had sent theirs …
Testing, testing, one two three
Just testing to see if the DNS settings are repopulating correctly through the crazy clogged series of tubes that is the interwebs. I have a few things I want to blog about, but am waiting to make sure that everything is pointing in the right direction. Nothing more disheartening than …
Song of the Week: Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Oh, the Eighties. Everyone looks so young. So idealistic. So high on Aqua Net fumes.
Awesome daddy/daughter time
Today would have been his 69th birthday. Does losing someone we love, before we want to, make us cherish them all the more? Do we take the lessons they taught us more to heart? Do we see more clearly that they loved and shaped us? Because they are not here …
Frank at Laughing Squid rocks my socks
I just have to say… the super-awesome folks at Laughing Squid rock like big rocking things that rock a lot. They saved me from my fever-induced panic and fixed me right the heck up. <– that may not be an endorsement you ever see on their website, but it’s the …
GD it
Remember how a couple months ago I said that my host wanted me to move to a different hosting plan, and how I was dragging my feet because I was going to have to do all that mumbo-jumbo myself and move everything, and I didn’t want to because SQL is …
Three Friday Photos
I still take photos every day (you can see them here); I’ve just been forgetting to post my favorites on Fridays lately. Here are my favorites from the last three weeks –
This week, this week is so! long!
Hello, hello, is this thing on? :tap: :tap: What are you crazy kids up to this week? I am workity work work working, in addition to a million other things which I shall share after they simmah down, and I thought things were going to calm down Friday but it …
Song of the Week: Christmas in Prison
One of the saddest and most beautiful songs Prine has written to date.
Daddy and Bill’s awesome barn-raising skills
Today would have been Bill’s 67th birthday; next Saturday would have been my dad’s 69th. I still miss them both, so much, every day.
Randomosity
As if you couldn’t tell from my poll a couple days ago, you know what is really irritating me right now? People on Facebook who, if I or one of my Florida friends comments on the unreasonable cold we’re having, says that because we live in Florida we really have …
Poll of the Week
Song of the Week: Chiron Beta Prime
Merry Christmas! From Chiron Beta Prime! Where we’re working in a mine, for our robot overlords. Did I say “overlords”? I meant protectors! I swear I want to type out these lyrics and send them off as an annual holiday letter… just to see if anybody ever really reads them. …
This Week in HaldeCraft: Let’s talk about guest soaps
So, a couple months ago, I thought “wouldn’t it be awesome if I could make some sampler sets, like guest soaps, wherein people could maybe try a few different fragrances without having to buy, say, four or five full-sized bars.” And I went on a hunt for guest soap molds …
The Awesome Fisherwoman
I bet you anything she was reaching for a cigarette, too.
Well, let’s give this discount thing a try
I’m choosing a self-selecting group, I know – but place an order from HaldeCraft between now and December 15th and use the coupon code “holiday2010” to get 10% off your order! The coupon code will disappear into the ether on December 16th, so plan accordingly. But wait! There’s more! I …
Poll of the Week
HaldeCraft: How to safely and uniquely wrap a package in seven steps
As I said earlier this week, I try to be personal and unique in my packaging. But I also try to be safe. Here’s a general outline about how I package my ceramics for mailing. STEP ONE First up is wrapping the piece, or as in this case each individual …