Tater fun

While Phoebe perused the Pokemon toys, I was kept amused by the spud offerings.

Mom's tureen/salad bowls

This unique item was on my mom-in-law's table. It looks Polynesian (stylized pineapple) from the early 1970s. It is a lazy susan and all the leaf bowls detatch. What is it? The main pineapple is a larger bowl. Do you know? Please post.

Forced to blog!!!

So, my brother has a blog up and Mel has showcased my image on her blog (thanks for choosing one that is so flattering! I'll get you!) Being half-way through my pregnancy, I figure this might be the best way to get new news out.
What is there to report? A fantastic baby shower thrown by the illustrious, industrious Mel! She got it together and held it at the folk festival. It was so much fun! Thanks to her and everybody that participated and gifted and came!
I am at home and Dolly is dumping rain in buckets over our house.
Phoebe is with MoMo.
I am trying to make a pair of baby booties. I started a pair of smocked ones when Phoebe was a baby. I am currently trying to finish those, but they are so small! I saw these on flickr.

watermelon styled

Love the pleats!

Great use of rickrack! Love that they are reversible.
I am actually enjoying working out the design for what I want!

Google Share

In my efforts to "get out there" in this crazy online world, I provide the link to my shared RSS feeds. Free great stuff coming at you! Think of it as a bargain for you!

I even signed up for mobile blogging so I can get some of the crazy stuff I witness daily to you.

Stacy's shared items

Happy Pi Day!!!

Ahh, raise thine glass at 3:14:15.9 to salute pi!
http://www.piday.org/

Making Real Words

I watched this TED talk last night: Erin McKean: Redefining the dictionary. She was witty and truly geeky-right after my own heart, particularly her saying If you love a word, use and make it real. I love to make up my own words, particularly suffixxing them with -orama, -ista, -izationally, or -inator (you must speak it like a Terminator). Culture and language-fun stuff with which to play.

I love how culture changes. Take the rubber shoes that are so hot now for example. Mike bought me green rubber Berkenstocks in 1999 while I was pregnant with Phoebe. I worn those things out! There were holes in the toes from where the metal protection on the stairs sometimes caught them (I wear a size women's 11). So, imagine my surprise when rubber shoes became so popular! My paranoia also set in since I am convinced that there is some fashionalographer (photographer of cultural fashion) assigned to me now.

Vicky Beckham's hair style is another example. I sported that style Summer 2007 for my donation to Locks of Love. I cut it like Aeon Flux so I could maximize the length of my donation. I then did a touch of traveling and I know that fashionalographer followed me!

Now I know that I am being watched, possibly even heard! I will use my words and make them real and see how long it takes before Erin puts one of my words in the OED.

Crack o' Dawn

Got up way too early for my own good. My mother-in-law laughed at me because I was smiling. I am not a morning person and for me to smile in the morn, well, it is a rare occurance. Almost as rare as why we were up that early.
We saw Jack Horkheimer on PBS tell us about the weekly astronomical event. Right before sunrise Uranus and Mars were to be next to each other on the horizon. Didn't see them, but had a glorious drive along the river with my family. No camera, but had binocs. Go figure.