Monthly Archives: July 2013

Shopping and a Dance

Today Maya and I decided to go thrift store shopping, and I had the genius idea of venturing to the East Side (!) to look up the thrift stores I used to visit 20+ years ago during my brief stint … Continue reading

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The market bag

A few weeks ago I re-organized my sewing area and discovered a pattern I purchased at least two years ago that had been collecting dust in a drawer. With all due respect to Yoyomama Designs, part of the reason I … Continue reading

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Because of the heat

First I’d like to start with a big Thank You! to Willis Carrier, who invented modern air-conditioning.   Honestly I don’t know how people survived NYC summers before A/C. It is just too damn hot. Because of this we must … Continue reading

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That weird moment when…

…you are reading a murder mystery and during the reveal of the sociopath behind the evil doings you realize it sounds an awful lot like someone with whom you are acquainted. And so, then what? This actually happened to me … Continue reading

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Indiana recap

For those of you who don’t see all the random photos I post on Facebook, we’ve spent the last 10 days in Indiana on my parent’s farm.   It’s always a good time.   Last year they had a crippling … Continue reading

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