Posted in Buy, California, See on Apr 5th, 2010
It’s been a year since we discussed Amy Ruppel’s state bird art series. While I’m still still crazy about those birds*, the series is no longer the only place-based bunch I must must must have. Thanks to some Twitter back and forth with my pal April Paffrath–co-writer of the excellent Wicked Tasty Harvest–I have added another art [...]
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Looking at art is always nice. Well, usually. Spending time with an artist who created work you like or love? Well, that’s a treat beyond belief. Time slows down and speeds up and your synapses start firing off like crazy. Things just shift a little to the left. Here, some artists we’ve been lucky enough [...]
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Posted in Buy, See, Wisconsin on Oct 28th, 2009
I’m an artsy-craftsy kind of person. I like to knit and sew and if you sit me down at a table with crafting supplies, I can usually come up with something. And around this time of year, I tend to spend a lot of time crafting this or that, to give as gifts.
Sure wish I [...]
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Posted in Buy, See on Mar 27th, 2009
Since I (semi-permanently) dismissed the idea of getting a tattooed map of the U.S. on my person in order to mark off, one tattoo pin at a time, where I’ve traveled, I’ve been on the hunt for a new way to detail where I’ve been. (Please don’t recommend a scrapbook. I’m not that girl.) I [...]
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