This is the third wireless card Atti has taken out of the computer, and the third time he has snapped off the USB port. Of all the things he could develop an obsession with breaking, he chooses this?? A Put…
Tutorial: Kid’s Bow Tie
This Kid’s Bow Tie tutorial is so easy you barely need to know how to sew to make this bow tie, I promise. You can sew this it by hand if you felt like it. And isn’t it worth it for…
Great Ideas: Toilet Paper Holder
When I was a young teen I was visiting a friends house and was in the middle of using the restroom when I discovered there was no toilet paper. I had to shout across her house, her older brothers laughing…
Greek Orzo Pasta Salad
This was a total “necessity is the mother of invention” moment. I had a house full of people needing to be fed and, thanks to the Great Fraud Alert of 2013, I had no cash for a run to the…
Year of Pleasures: Picture Frame
This quote has been popping up all over the place over the last few years and I’ve seen it attributed to everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Tina Fey. But the real author of this quote is Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Pulitzer…
How to make an upholstered bench cushion
We bought this low…what would you call this piece of furniture? Shelf thing? With hinged cabinets?…when we lived in San Diego. Our cute little house down there had the cable installed under the stairs, so the TV had to go…
MAC Penultimate Eyeliner
Last year some time I went and picked up the mail to find a padded envelope from my favorite cousin Karen. She knows my feelings about eyeliner – if I put any makeup on at all it’s that – and…
Year of Pleasures: Sweeping Slippers
I love having wood floors so much that whenever I’m the one making the choices it’s the only way I’ll go. Your home can be pretty close to allergy free, you can make all the spills you want without stained…
Crocheted Pillow Sham Tutorial
My guest room is functional, but kind of sad looking right now. There’s not much going on in the way of decor, but I know where I want to go with it. Despite my super modern taste everywhere else, my…
Fried Flatbread Appetizer
This week has been bonkers. Monday I had an interview with a reporter and then I had to drive three hours each way to chase down medical records, Tuesday I did a podcast interview, yesterday I had to drive an…