Author: Calamity Jane
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Mardi Gras, Party of My Dreams
{{{This is a republish from last year. This year met every remembered expectation. I heart this New Orleans holiday.}}} One of many costumed families wandering around downtown on Mardi Gras I’ve just come back up for air after a major Mardi Gras takeover. Well, with my sister visiting too, there was lots to do and…
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Dishwashers: Are They Worth It?
I was rabidly anti-dishwasher for a long time. When we moved into our new house in Alaska, some 8 years ago, I unhooked the dishwasher so we wouldn’t use it (well, actually I unhooked it because it was on the same water line as the ice maker for the fridge, and I wanted to move…
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‘Reader’s Favorite’ Links Fixed!
Geez guys. How come no one told me until now that those silly thingys didn’t work? Thanks Robin for finally calling the bluff! When I originally put the links in, I copied and pasted the URLs from the edit page, instead of the full page itself. Apparently the long titles are abbreviated on the edit…
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Out From Under the Floorboards
I realized awhile back that my email address isn’t in the sidebar. It used to be, but after some reupholstering months ago, it must have slipped between the cracks. This is not because I want to remain a contact-less voice in the ether. On the contrary, so long as you’re not spamming me or otherwise…
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Of Houses, Toddler Stools and Spiderwebs
Well friends, I have some exciting news… No, not that. Hopefully you won’t be hearing that exciting news from me, ever. We hope and intend to keep it to two. Two parents, two hands, two whirling dervishes. It’s simple math. How do you mamas of three survive?! I’d like to know. No, our exciting news…
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