bits & bobs saved for a rainy day, which it was when these pics were taken. this week we - saw the movie an education and it was very good. quite intense and beautiful. i love london and paris, especially back in the 1960s when people dressed so well. however, style does not automatically equal substance - mad men is good example. the movie was perfectly cast with carey mulligan in the ...

... i'll make husband dig it up and bring it along when we move. #90 - a creative closet door solution in our upstairs bathroom (ikea fabrics, of course) collaboration with husband (he did the bits that needed building). * * * the part about customer service last week, i complained about the new photo uploader here in blogger. rather loudly and petulantly (because i hate it) on twitter and on ...

Linkin Park are the biggest selling band of this decade, nay, century. That’s a statement that really hurts, isn’t it. They’ve sold more records than Metallica, Iron Maiden or even The Beatles. Yes, feel free to weep because there doesn’t seem like much to celebrate. Right? WRONG! There really have been some amazing bands, albums and songs that have have had an amazing ...

A little while ago I went flea-ing and found some unloved button boxes going begging. I bought the two of them for the sweet song of $4. Ah hello friends. Four measly dollars and for so much delight. The Doctor and I sorted them into colours. Then pretty-ness. Then Tiny had a hissy fit and threw a large pearly white one on the ground. Clearly it is missing from this picture because of Tiny's ...

• I love this post so very, very much. This is one of the greatest instances of HTML failure that I have ever seen, if not the greatest. It's just beautiful. Here is a cap for when it eventually gets edited. I am really quite amused by the "it's like what I imagine would happen if sf_drama wrote poetry" comment. I hope the OP remembered to disable the emailing of comments, ...

... skip right over and marked them as read.  Here's a smattering of what I enjoyed (and don't forget that you can Follow my Shared items feed if you like my collection), a few bits and bobs: Oh! to be patient by Elizabeth Foss. Beth of Bethgem and Anna of Pleasant View Schoolhouse are donating all of their Etsy shop proceeds to help Kimmie of ...