I saw this vest by Isis a while back on the Terry Bicycles website and fell in love with it — I HAD to have it!! So I splurged and got it to take on our trip to Big Bend. I love the spirals on it and how it has that little something but it’s […]
Merry Christmas!
No this post isn’t a leftover from back in December! January 7th is Russian Orthodox Christmas. The Russian Orthodox church follows the Julian calendar that was introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC instead of the Gregorian calendar which was decreed by Pope Gregory XIII on 24 February 1582. So today is Russian Orthodox Christmas. […]
Save the Austin Prairies!
The last public hearing of the City of Austin’s Bond Election Advisory Committee was Thurs evening at 7 PM — Jason and I went to City Hall and we each spoke in favor of using open space bond money to create prairie parks. Several other folks came out and spoke in favor of preserving Austin’s […]
Happy Valentine’s Day — early!
I made these Valentine cards and thought you might like to see them! The stamps are Magenta’s new clear stamps — I was sent them as a thank-you for participating in the Roxane-le-Cat swaps last year. A note on clear stamps — I had trouble with the clear stamps when I first used them because […]
The Graceful Envelope Contest
I just remembered that the theme for this year’s Graceful Envelope Contest was going to be announced in December! Check out the link for more details — entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2006. And it even mentions rubber stamps! I think I’m going to enter!
2006 is here!
It sure was quiet last night — normally there are tons of fireworks going off to welcome in the new year — but this year there was a burn ban and fireworks were prohibited. First year we had to look at the clock to see if the new year was here! Happy New Year everyone! […]