October 31, 2002
10/31/2002 16:37:00
Dogmestic, a weblog with a domestic focus and a very cute dog.
10/31/2002 10:06:00
The Long Now Foundation seeks to promote "slower/better" thinking and to foster creativity in the framework of the next 10,000 years.
10/31/2002 05:41:00
This photo of our fifteen year old cat Speckles was taken with my new digital camera, a Kodak EasyShare DX3900. I've spent the morning playing with it when I should have been doing my strength training routine.
October 30, 2002
October 29, 2002
10/29/2002 08:48:00
I wonder if the developers of Viagra ever foresaw this beneficial side effect: decreased pressure on threatened animal species.
10/29/2002 08:43:00
Museums and Online Archives of California. A Wired article about this collection.
October 28, 2002
October 27, 2002
10/27/2002 10:45:00
The view of the dangers of using polymer clay from someone who thinks that the concerns are over-rated.
10/27/2002 05:28:00
Me and my friend Brody. I am the one wearing the hat. This is the third of my Aussie hats: the first was bought in Taos, NM and lost in California several years later. The second was bought in Colorado Springs and eaten by a Golden Retriever a few months later. I bought this one in Colorado Springs and I have managed to hang on to it for over a year now.
10/27/2002 05:11:00
Safety concerns about polymer clay. I haven't used this material myself, but lots of people who rubber stamp also work with polymer clay.
October 26, 2002
10/26/2002 07:38:00
Five years ago, I was digging out from the Blizzard of October 1997. The storm started the evening of Friday, October 24 and we had three to four feet outside by the time it quit snowing 24 hours later, with drifts as high as the eaves of the house. I have never been quite so thankful to see the lights of Gleneagle to the east of the house as I was that evening. I made three trips to the barn that day to check horses, and carried my cell phone after the terrifying first trip convinced me it might be a good idea. The second trip, I found bloody icicles hanging from Smoke's forehead where a old injury had split open. I couldn't think of a single thing to do for him, with no vet able to reach the place, so I told him he was on his own. Fortunately, he did fine. Photos of that day were taken by someone who lived in Colorado Springs.
10/26/2002 07:28:00
A history of Daylight Saving time. Remember to fall back tonight. It will be nice to see the horses in daylight when I feed in the mornings, though mainly I regret the lack of daylight after work in which to ride.
10/26/2002 07:26:00
Stamped card on inky folder paper for MOSAS (Monthly Oriental Stamp Artists Swap).
October 25, 2002
10/25/2002 18:56:00
oldversion.com Because newer is not always better.
A place to find old versions of popular software.
10/25/2002 10:56:00
Funeral Blues is the poem by Auden read in the movie "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Jack and I watched it last night. I enjoyed it, though it can be confusing to keep track of the minor relationships.
10/25/2002 10:23:00
Uchronia: The Alternate History List is an annotated bibliography of approximately 2200 novels, stories, essays and other material involving the "what ifs" of history.
October 24, 2002
10/24/2002 11:30:00
Here is a photo and an explanation of hoarfrost, which I saw this morning as I fed the horses. The mesh fence which surrounds the horsefields had crystals growing out almost an inch from the wire.
10/24/2002 09:53:00
Watchmaker tins at Lee Valley. Good for holding odd little bits of stuff.
October 23, 2002
10/23/2002 13:01:00
Science web cams, including a cool butterfly pavilion.
October 22, 2002
10/22/2002 09:59:00
The Stampin' Place has tips and techniques for rubber stamping.
October 21, 2002
10/21/2002 15:03:00
quidnunc, a weblog by a person interested in crafts. Also has recipes.
10/21/2002 14:57:00
Yesterday, as I was walking the dogs on the high plateau behind my house, I noticed some crows mobbing a large hawk (so large that I wondered if it might be an eagle.) This Crow FAQ explains why crows mob hawks.
10/21/2002 14:21:00
Digital cameras: Kodak EasyShare DX3600 Kodak EasyShare DX3900
10/21/2002 07:43:00
Charleston WV has a web cam. More web cams for West Virginia here. The traffic was bad going to work this morning, even though I left fairly early: early enough that usually I wouldn't have a problem. There are a lot of traffic cams on I-25, where I commute, but I usually just check them if the weather is bad.
10/21/2002 07:42:00
Sample rubber stamped cards from the Merry Stamper.
October 20, 2002
10/20/2002 12:55:00
This morning, I tested my White sewing machine, which I hadn't used in several years, and it worked well, after I adjusted the tension a bit. I even remembered how to thread it without checking the chart. I also tested my Bernina serger. Fortunately, I didn't have to thread it: the previous threading still worked. After I tested both machines, I realized I had been procrastinating about testing them because I was afraid they might be damaged by the long hiatus.
10/20/2002 09:33:00
Today, I will be making beef stew based on a recipe in my ancient Cutco cookbook.
10/20/2002 06:24:00
Michaels sales flyer. I get this in the Sunday paper, and it is nice to know whether I should be looking for the colored insert or the black and white advertisement.
October 19, 2002
10/19/2002 08:14:00
Altered books and other things from Karen's Whimsy .
October 18, 2002
10/18/2002 19:44:00
Colorado Influenza and Pneumococcal Alert Coalition has information about where to get flu shots in Colorado. It looks like I should wait until November, but at least they don't seem to feel there will be a shortage this year. Last year, I don't think I got a vaccination until December.
10/18/2002 19:39:00
Hot Stuff for Horses has a device that can be used for mounting horses for bareback riding called a Bareback Buddy. I bought mine two years ago, and use it to mount when I ride my Thoroughbred Hap bareback, as I did today. He loves to be ridden bareback, and I would do it more often except I feel a certain amount of muscle soreness when I ride him. I was happy to see that the bruise which had caused him to go lame two weekends ago seemed to be healed. I also rode Lily, and she was a very good girl for me today.
October 17, 2002
10/17/2002 10:07:00
CommonPlaceBook by Steph Mineart is a personal website that has recipes, photos, essays, and just about everything else.
10/17/2002 08:27:00
Counterscript for talking to telemarketers which gives an idea of how telemarketers are programmed to talk to consumers. Actually, since Colorado established its do-not-call list last summer, we have had blessed silence in the evenings, rather than telemarketers calling.
October 16, 2002
10/16/2002 11:13:00
Tutorial on making a silk background in Paint Shop Pro.
10/16/2002 10:47:00
Creativity Portal points to free instruction on arts, crafts, music and writing. Here is their page for rubber stamping.
10/16/2002 10:11:00
The Shifted Librarian weblog. My name is Jenny, and I'll be your information maven today.
10/16/2002 10:09:00
Vanguard Science Fiction Report seems largely about television and movie science fiction.
October 15, 2002
10/15/2002 13:11:00
Urban Legend Zeitgeist explores the most popular email hoaxes at present.
10/15/2002 09:16:00
Hamilton Books has remaindered books on just about every topic, including rubber stamping and sewing.
October 14, 2002
October 13, 2002
10/13/2002 07:48:00
Finally, a hard freeze this morning: 28 degrees F at 8:00 am and hoar frost when I went outside to feed horses this morning. A friend who has lived here all her life, for over 50 years, says that this is the latest hard freeze she can remember.
10/13/2002 07:29:00
Jack took this photo of the Tasmania coast on our 1999 Australia trip.
October 12, 2002
10/12/2002 19:40:00
I had a good time getting ready for the small lunch party at my house today, but I am pretty sure that see Martha Stewart Doesn't Live Here.
10/12/2002 19:38:00
There is a website about the dessert called tiramisu, which I served to my guests today. Every few years I read the list of instructions, and then decide to buy it instead. It was very good.
October 11, 2002
10/11/2002 19:35:00
One Scrappy Site has tutorials on how to reverse fonts with various popular programs.
10/11/2002 16:39:00
Site devoted to new Griffin and Sabine book, by Neil Bantock.
October 10, 2002
10/10/2002 13:57:00
Pattern Review site gives reviews of patterns, books, sewing machines and notions.
10/10/2002 12:07:00
Website for one of my favorite authors, Robin McKinley. It includes excepts from her most recent work.
October 09, 2002
10/09/2002 15:29:00
This article said some interesting things about the differences between Internet audiences and Internet communities, and why communities don't scale. It makes explicit comments about what I have been observing on the Internet over the past ten years.
10/09/2002 08:07:00
My favorite items from Posh Impressions are the Duet Stamps, which are two images designed to be stamped over one another.
October 08, 2002
10/08/2002 15:02:00
A good article on the aftermath of the forest fires in Montana in the summer of 2000.
10/08/2002 11:05:00
Artist Journal pages from Jenny, as well as some scans of altered books.
10/08/2002 10:30:00
Tera's Wish Workshop includes a variety of exercises, challenges, topics and ideas to get your creative juices flowing.
10/08/2002 05:01:00
Jack took this photo, which is a reflection in a lake, at Yosemite many years ago. You can see the pebbles on the bottom of the lake if you look closely.
October 07, 2002
10/07/2002 08:13:00
Notes on League of Extraordinary Gentlemen seems to be a gloss on the comic book. I need to review it, because I felt as though I was only catching two-thirds of the allusions.
October 06, 2002
10/06/2002 19:18:00
Jack took this photo of Colorado Springs, probably from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
October 05, 2002
10/05/2002 19:22:00
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a comic book to which Jack just introduced me. Here is a website about it.
October 03, 2002
10/03/2002 19:32:00
Sewing Resource Guide is a list of links by Lily Abello.
10/03/2002 08:12:00
Here are directions for making rice heat packs that can be microwaved. A friend gave me one several years ago, and I haven't been able to find where I put it away after last winter.
October 02, 2002
10/02/2002 15:36:00
Ashleigh Brilliant is my favorite writer of epigrams.
10/02/2002 15:31:00
Lark Books is another old favorite with an up to date website.
10/02/2002 15:25:00
I started buying Folkwear patterns almost twenty years ago, and am happy to see that they have recently updated their website.