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Count Down to California!

This time tomorrow, we'll be on our way to the airport. Thirty-three hours from now, we'll be in LA. But who's counting, right? I'm nervous about running this half-marathon, but…
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Shmesashumution Update

It's been a month since I set my goals for the New Year and I figure that, instead of ignoring them, I should perhaps take stock and see how I'm…
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2009: A Year in Quilts

By my counting, I made seven quilts in 2009. Not bad for a girl who (ostensibly) has a social life, eh? Please, allow me to show off. February. Baby quilt…
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Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Today is my Grandfather's birthday. He's 95 years old. Happy Birthday, Grandpa! Your doctor says that you have a good shot at being one of his few patients to make…
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I’d Give My Right Foot…

... to have my right foot not hurt so damn much. It's like the Gifts of the Magi, except with feet. [insert inapropriate joke about foot fetishes here] So, here's…
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Love Harder

Our Plea Brandy is a brilliant writer, a wonderful teacher, and a generous friend.  And she is in love with a man who has just been diagnosed with multiple myeloma.…