calamity jane

Author: Calamity Jane

  • So Quiet You Can’t Even Hear It

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    Calamity Jane

    I have not forgotten my Quiet Riot. But it has, errr, slipped under the rug a bit. This month was supposed to be all about electricity, garbage and water, remember? But first let’s have a little update on the project in general. I spent almost two hours yesterday looking over bills, totaling receipts and entering…

  • Punk Homemaker’s Journal

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    Calamity Jane

    Yes, I did get a good chance to climb back out of the hole I was in. I got time to be creative, finish a project, have dates with friends, and generally re-connect with myself as a grown-up. As I’d hoped, the break mellowed me back into a much better, more joyful and more appreciative…

  • Apron Stringz ZINE!!!

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    Calamity Jane

    What do women do when they hit emotional bottom and start questioning the core and direction of their lives? That’s right, have a baby! But, congratulations to me, it’s not a flesh of my flesh, keep me up at night kind of baby. It’s a zine baby. Reconnecting me to a former part of my…

  • DIY Play Fountain

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    Calamity Jane

    I don’t want anyone to panic after that DIY vs BUY post. It’s still me– same old, same old. I still believe in and love the ethic of DIY. Especially when it’s something that you couldn’t buy even if you wanted to. I didn’t make my daughter’s Christmas dollhouse because I found one used, and…

  • Planting Carrots in January

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    Calamity Jane

    For all my moaning about New Orleans, I spent an hour the other day planting carrot seeds in my shirtsleeves. In January. I harvested the last stragglers of green beans and eggplant and a bumper crop of red Marconi peppers, in January! Not to mention crisp red potatoes, a giant head of broccoli– the likes…