Monthly Archive: February 2009

The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent

The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent

I had wanted to read this book after visiting Salem, MA last summer. I’d expected Salem to feel creepy, but it felt very sad and apologetic. Even as a small kid, I’ve always been...

Your 2 Cents

Your 2 Cents

YAY – I got a very nice check from Your 2 Cents survey panel. I love taking online surveys and have been a member of this one for about a year. It’s easy to...

A Darker Domain by Val McDermid

A Darker Domain by Val McDermid

I’m a big fan of Val McDermid’s mystery novels so I was glad to read her newest one. This is a stand-alone story set in current-day Scotland but deals with the miners’ strike and...

Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone !! It’s Saturday (which is always nice since I get to sleep later than normal). And I get to have a fun, romantic tennis date with my husband this...

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

Another Friday the 13th, huh ? Today it will be lucky for me since I get to buy a new (drumroll, please) dishwasher !! Our current dishwasher hasn’t been cleaning well, and it’s been...

Open Office

Open Office

Open Office free office suite has been such a tremendous help to me this week. I’m working on a website for the volunteer action center in our area and they asked me to upload...

Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom

My kids watched the 80’s film “Mr. Mom” last night and I think everyone enjoyed it. I told them that’s how their “woobies” got their name. When they were born, each was given a...

Homescan

Homescan

Last April I joined the Homescan Consumer Panel and I’ll be celebrating my 1 year anniversary soon. This is an AC Nielsen company where you’re issued a bar code scanner and you manually scan...

Your Fonts

Your Fonts

Thanks to Pinoy Web Surfer for posting this amazing free font generator. This is the coolest, easiest, funnest computer gadget-y thing. I use Open Office, and it was unbelievably cool to type and see...

Window Garlands (In Progress)

Window Garlands (In Progress)

I’m not a “crafty” creative person, but it seems like I have alot of fabric decorating projects in the works right now. This pile of fabric strips (each about 5 inches long) is going...