Month: July 2009

  • Skippy the bush kangaroo. Lovely photo from the Powerhouse archives.

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  • Spaghetti Cake

    Another one for my sister’s “carbolicious” bakery: Spaghetti and Meatballs Cake. I’D EAT THAT.

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  • Stash Enhancement

    Stash Enhancement: This and this just arrived at the house yesterday. Sooooo pretty. Ailsa is a fantastic dyer, but she’s even better at photographing the yarn pr0n.

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  • RunKeeper Pro ReviewI know I’ve mentioned this before, but if you have an iPhone and you run/walk/cycle/ski/hike outdoors, you should get RunKeeper NOW. It’s so good. It uses GPS to track your distance and speed, and it’s a lot more accurate than Nike+. (You also don’t need special shoes or attachment hacks.) I downloaded the…

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  • Jungle Cats at the Watering HoleThis is quite possibly the most boring YouTube video in the history of the world. It’s Petey playing in his water fountain and trying to dunk Amy in the water. The amazing part is that I filmed it on my new iPhone, and then I edited and uploaded it to…

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  • Bubble Dress

    Bubble Dress tutorial for little girls. Man, there’s so much cuter stuff to make for girls than boys.

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  • USA Today writes about how the economy is taking its toll on the Amish in the area where I grew up.

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  • Utegate as told by lolcats. Heh. I thought it started out really funny but went on way too long.

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  • Preserving Australia – preserving, canning, and cheese making at home. SWEEEEET. The Snook and I haven’t been able to find any Mason jars, but that site just pointed me to Redback Trading, who imports them. And they’ve also got stoneware (for sauerkraut and kimchee), cast iron cookware, and smokers? I am in PIONEER WOMAN HEAVEN.…

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  • RunningBlog

    Another light week thanks to the virus that laid me low on Friday. This week: 9.5km (6mi)Last week: 8.4km (5.25mi) I’m happy to report though that I finally made it out for a run this morning, and I felt pretty good. My shin didn’t bother me at all. I had some tightness in my calves…

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