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A truly accomplished woman

must improve her mind by extensive reading, according to Mr. Darcy. Although I’ve been doing extensive reading lately, I’m certain it’s not of the variety meant by Darcy and definitely not the type to earn the approbation of Caroline Bingley.
This is what’s on my nightstand right now.

Wealth of NationsThis is a book I should [...]

April 15th, 2008 | Category: Finds and Faves | Comments are closed

Happy feet.

So the one redeeming aspect of this rainy day is I get to wear my fun rain boots. I get compliments every time I wear them, which is nice, but the best part is they make me happy.
Should be a relatively low-key weekend. Friends over for dinner tonight and Saturday. Little Miss Sunshine arrived today [...]

April 11th, 2008 | Category: Finds and Faves | Comments are closed

Home.

One of the tricks in my mommy bag is to make chocolate chip cookies when the hours between lunch and dinner are dragging endlessly on. It is a mess, granted. It takes less time if I do it myself. And it usually involves the boys eating obscene amounts or raw cookie dough. But it is [...]

April 9th, 2008 | Category: Heart @Home | Comments are closed

I finished a project.

What a sense of accomplishment.
I’ve never made cording before. And surprisingly, it’s not that hard. It was much harder to sew the cording between the two sides and not let the seaming on the cording show. My corners are far from perfect, but you have to look close to see that. Considering that it [...]

April 3rd, 2008 | Category: Shoestring Decorating | Comments are closed