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Ryan was traveling in the Midwest with the twins, so we got a flying visit. In two hours, the kids managed to: • play Unstable Unicorns with Anand • have a Nerf / lightsaber battle in the backyard with Anand • tire out Anand, who retreated upstairs • try on the last of my kids’ […]

Aren’t these utterly gorgeous? I bought myself a finishing-a-book present, to commemorate actually completing Vegan Serendib (okay, I want to re-take one photo today, but otherwise, my work on actually *making* the book is done). Ellen Kushner posted about this company, and I hope she doesn’t mind that now she and I have the exact

I did get to bed at a reasonable hour last night, but then I woke up at 5:30. I was still tired, so I rolled over and went back to sleep. Then I woke up at 6:30. I was still tired, so I rolled over and went back to sleep. Then I woke up at

I may have done something slightly drastic. (EDITING to add because given all the likes, FB would clearly rather show you a post about a haircut than about a fundraiser: Hey, folks — there’s just 5 days left on my Portolan Kickstarter — we’re trying to create free writing lessons for the world. Please check

Are we happy that the rain finally stopped? Yes, yes we are!

Soap #6 is a blend of honey and lemon essential oils with a shea butter base, and smells like summer. Bring on the buzzing bees! I’m finishing up and packing up items for today’s fair, and feeling grateful that the forecast rain has changed to cloudy, huzzah! I was *not* looking forward to trying to

Soap #5 — this one reminds me of tea leaves, which is what we use as the motif for Serendib Press, so it’s always fun making some more of them. I was aiming for something very neutral color-wise, that could transition from spring to summer easily and work in most homes’ decorating schemes, because I

Soap #4 from yesterday: lemongrass & clove seemed appropriate for these adorkable little elephants.

Soap #3 from yesterday — turmeric & calendula shea butter bars (unscented) . These look a little scary when I start stirring in the turmeric, but the end result is charming.