Overdressed – Elizabeth Cline
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I started this book in 2012, when I was active in the slow fashion scene in San Francisco/Oakland. Since then, I’ve moved back to Colorado, raised 4 kids, and a…
Growing my craft
I love making New Year’s resolutions. This year, I felt really stuck, though. I just couldn’t figure out how to put my hopes for the year into words. Last year,…
The Post-Church Christian
The Post-Church Christian is a book written by father and son, both of whom have served as pastors in Evangelical churches. It addresses many of the reasons why the younger…
The End of Sex
I love reading books for review, and I was instantly intrigued when I saw the title of Donna Freitas’ new book, The End of Sex: How Hookup Culture is Leaving…
No Easy Choice
I am not sure what led me to request a copy of No Easy Choice to review. Maybe I chose it because it deals with birth, which is a topic…
French Kids Eat Everything
After reading several heated threads about this book, I decided that I needed to read it ASAP. I have to say that I didn’t expect to like this book as…
National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia
Well, not every book can be a winner. My kids LOOOOOVE animal encyclopedias. They read them like novels. We were at Barnes and Noble a few days ago when my…
Making your own elderberry syrup
It is that time of year again. Flu season is upon us. Boo! We’ve been fortunate to avoid illness so far this year, and I think that our homemade elderberry…
A month into our new school year and loving it
Don’t you love the start of a new school year? The kids and I started school about a month ago. We finished our last school year early, which worked out…
Craft Activism
One thing that I love is when a book inspires me to do something that I wouldn’t attempt otherwise. Craft Activism by Joan Tapper and Gale Zucker managed to do…
Charity Knitting – 5 Ways You Can Help
First, I want to apologize for my absence on here. We’ve had a tough couple of weeks, with my mom in the ICU due to complications from her leukemia /…
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