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Activities · Tales

Did I Mention, I Detest Sand?

Featured JacquelynLeave a comment

Sometimes things don't work out like I planned. Actually, they often don't, and sometimes I remember that's okay, too!

How-To · Motherhood · Tales

Adventures in Cloth Diapering

September 18, 2020September 17, 2020 Jacquelyn1 Comment

Necessity is the mother of all invention, so who am I to argue with another mama?

Fiber Craft · Motherhood · Tales

Bodices and Babies: Part II

August 14, 2020August 13, 2020 Jacquelyn1 Comment

Labor and costumes don't always happen on your schedule, but the results are still pretty awesome.

Fiber Craft · Motherhood · Tales

Bodices and Babies: Part 1

August 7, 2020August 10, 2020 Jacquelyn1 Comment

Who needs to go to the hospital when you have a costume to finish? Not I!

Activities · Critters · Tales

Don’t Forget the Food

July 31, 2020July 30, 2020 Jacquelyn1 Comment

When camping, packing for and eating during especially, one must not neglect the food or there will be consequences!

Motherhood · Tales

Adapt or… Well, Adapt

April 24, 2020April 23, 2020 JacquelynLeave a comment

When you need self care, sometimes you have to get creative to get it because dying isn't an option.

Tales

Look Not to the Mind, But to the Hands

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 JacquelynLeave a comment

When I was at a weight loss program meeting a lifetime ago, the leader of said meeting asked a curious question: "What part of your body do you have affection for?" Um. What? Affection? Like I have for a favorite pet or a cozy blanket? After a minute or so of not-so-surreptitiously looking at the… Continue reading Look Not to the Mind, But to the Hands

Critters · Tales

Raising Monarchs

October 23, 2019January 31, 2020 Jacquelyn2 Comments

It started out innocent enough… I was trying to convince my partner that the tall, thin-leafed plants cropping up all over our front garden were milkweeds, not just weeds (he wasn’t buying it) when lo and behold! A monarch butterfly comes fluttering down to one of the milkweeds and proceeds butt-kiss the leaves. Pooping? Laying… Continue reading Raising Monarchs

Tales

Kittens and the Loom: A Cautionary Tale

October 2, 2019November 4, 2019 Jacquelyn1 Comment

I received a Gallinger loom as a gift from a dear friend and teacher. My mom and I assembled it in my attic, with help from a close friend’s engineer father (let’s be real, he probably undid everything we put together and reassembled it better). No instructions, but can’t be that hard to put together,… Continue reading Kittens and the Loom: A Cautionary Tale

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