First, I always feel bad for people who have the same name as a disaster. That’s no fun. So if anyone’s in the mood for shopping for stylish, handmade, mostly-silver jewelry, check out my friend Irene’s Etsy site, Irene C Studio. So, how’s everybody holding up? Do you have power? Is your house dry? … [Read more…]
Here’s a guest post from Louise. Thanks so much, Louise! It seems like couponing is all the craze at the moment. I am by no means experienced in this area. Originally from the UK we ‘don’t do coupons’, so it’s a novelty to me. I’ve been watching the TLC series Extreme Couponing and am amazed … [Read more…]
Thanks so much to those of you who were kind enough to comment or share the link on Facebook for yesterday’s post. On the topic of romance, a reader asked (aka, ARA) Kristi Gustafson for ideas for a “date night” on her On the Edge blog, so I thought some of you might be interested … [Read more…]
Those oh-so-helpful folks at All Over Albany shared that a bunch of videos are available from the recent TEDxAlbany event. I’m excited to check these local ones out, because I love me some TED Talks. Speaking of things I love, I also love Girl Power Books, so I was excited when Lisa Belkin over at … [Read more…]
Wow! I took a walking tour of the neighborhood around Upper Union Street, Schenectady, this afternoon. There are a ton of new businesses that have opened there recently, so I thought that I’d check them out and report. Okay, I don’t know if you’ve already heard, but my entire moms’ group has been talking about … [Read more…]
My little sister and her husband are due to become parents sometime this month, so it’s been baby shower season in our family. Which always reminds me of our very favorite shower gift ever: a set of blocks that another sister made for us. Look: In the front stacks, the block to the left is … [Read more…]
We’ve been pretty busy just getting the basic routine down around here. J’s been lobbying hard to pull out the Halloween decorations, but I generally try to resist until October. The official household rule is that I don’t pull out exciting holiday decorations until the entire house is beautifully clean.  It’s an excellent motivator. When … [Read more…]
For those of you who’ve been wondering how our weekend was, I’ll update you with my first-ever blog post chock full of triumph. Triumph #1: The ice cream cake turned out pretty well. It was touch and go for a bit when I lost track of time and whipped the cream too much. This, coupled … [Read more…]
J went to a birthday party today at Bumble Beads in Latham. I hadn’t ever been inside, although I’d peered in one day when we were visiting Hoffman’s Playland, which is right next door. The mom provided snacks, pizza, & dessert. The store provided the space (a little alcove portion of the store), two crafts … [Read more…]
More free summer stuff! But first, as a public service announcement, I’m issuing a parental advisory. Moms, you must not, under any circumstances, take speaking children with you into the dressing room when trying on swimsuits. I know: it’s such an unpleasant task anyway that it’s tough to use precious “me time” for this. However, … [Read more…]
