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Knitting Porn

Posted on August 8, 2005 by Katy K.

Mr. Froggie Pants was three months old before I finished the little baby mittens that I’d started before he was born, and which the book said would take just a few hours for an experience knitter. So looking at patterns … Continue reading →

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The Half-Blood Prince

Posted on August 3, 2005 by Katy K.

Well, I finally finished the book I was rereading, and finished the new Harry Potter. Yay! And big thanks to Sean (who won’t read this) for loaning us the Canadian edition, so we can have our crisps and jumpers instead … Continue reading →

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Veggie Power

Posted on July 30, 2005 by Katy K.

This summer we’re getting a large bag of produce from a local farm every week – an assortment of whatever they have in season. I’m sure we’re eating better than usual, and we’re getting better at using up our share … Continue reading →

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Marriage

Posted on July 25, 2005 by Katy K.

Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz Is marriage as an institution in crisis? The answer seems to be yes almost uniformly, although what the problem is and what to do about … Continue reading →

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On Domesticity

Posted on July 5, 2005 by Katy K.

I was raised in a house where everybody had lists of chores to be done. It was kind of a drag to have to do your chores before going out to play, but the whole house got cleaned every week. … Continue reading →

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Bel Canto

Posted on June 22, 2005 by Katy K.

Right next to the fiction desk where I often sit, we have bags that are called Book Club Kits – 10 copies of the book with a reading guide packaged in a large canvas bag. The idea is that people … Continue reading →

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A Long Overdue Review

Posted on June 15, 2005 by Katy K.

Snake Hips by Anne Soffee This book has been on my to-read list for quite a while. I first looked into it when garrity was reading it, but as I was pregnant at the time and reading it had started … Continue reading →

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Feeding Mr. Froggie Pants

Posted on June 4, 2005 by Katy K.

It has been just over a month now since Mr. Froggy Pants started on solid foods, for which occasion amnachaidh asked me to check out a baby food cookbook. I hadn’t really expected to find more than a couple books … Continue reading →

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Chick Lit Defined

Posted on June 1, 2005 by Katy K.

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding Chicklit is one of those genre terms that one hears bandied about of late – OK, at least I hear it bandied about – and this book is the one generally credited with starting … Continue reading →

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for garrity

Posted on May 27, 2005 by Katy K.

And the WW… due out June Pirate Girl by Cornelia Funke illus by Kerstin Meyer In which small Molly is kidnapped from her ship by the Horrible Haddocks. They laugh at her defiance, but not for long… her messages in … Continue reading →

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