I’ve finally made my cardigan wearable! I made this cardigan from the Rebecca magazine, and ‘finished’ it over a year ago. But I didn’t add the ruffle and I was never happy with how wide it was at the neck. Also, I always meant to go back and add a lace edging to the sleeves… Continue reading Reworking!
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Hi-Tech Snow Day
My six year old and my almost-four year old are lying, one in the top bunk one int he bottom, sending messages to each other on two Nintendo DSs. The eldest drew a head and sent it to his brother, who added a body and sent it back…. Remember when we used to do that… Continue reading Hi-Tech Snow Day
Kindle 2 Text-To-Speech
…The Author’s Guild should consider that as the Kindle 2’s text-to-speech technology advances, it might just be that it gets people MORE used to listening to their books, and increases demand for high quality audio books.
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Kindle 2 Has Arrived
Yay! I’ve been checking the doorstep all morning and, at last, the UPS guy turned up and unceremoniously dumped my expensive new gadget outside the gate, under the leaky guttering above the garage, and ran away without so much as approaching my doorstep. (Good thing I was stalking him). So I opened all the packaging,… Continue reading Kindle 2 Has Arrived
Calibre eBook Management Software
Oo, I’ve been using Mobipocket to convert my ebooks, but I’ve just discovered Calibre and I think I love it. It is a little program that helps you manage your ebook library, much the way programs like MusicMatch Jukebox (used to) and iTunes (allegedly) help you organize your music. It converts files to the right… Continue reading Calibre eBook Management Software
Create Your Own Kindle eBooks
If you have PDFs, HTML docs, word processor documents that you’d like to carry around on your Kindle, you can either pay 10c a doc to have Amazon convert and email them to your Kindle OR you can use this handy, free method.
Spoiled — A Rant
When I was a kid (back in the dim, dark days of the 1970s) a birthday party was the highlight of the social calendar. There weren’t very many of them, certainly not one for every child in the class, and I don’t think they started before age 7 or 8, or whatever age parents then… Continue reading Spoiled — A Rant
I (Heart) Faces Blog
This is an interesting blog. It is called I (Heart) Faces and is dedicated to the art of photographing faces. Each week they host a contest on a particular theme. People post pictures on their own blogs, then submit a link to the I (Heart) Faces website (usually between Monday and Wednesday). I also like… Continue reading I (Heart) Faces Blog
Triskaidekaphobia
This word is floating around a lot today, because the fear of the number 13 is built into our history, and that is the definition of that lovely word. I first became aware of this word about 14 years ago. I was living in Somerville MA, and walking through Harvard Yard most days (to eat,… Continue reading Triskaidekaphobia