Category Archives: About a buck
LA Journal: Ozzie Dots
I love Los Angeles. I say that loud and proud, and you’re hearing this from someone who sniffed with disdain at the very mention of LALA land — no good places to walk, no high culture, too hot, superficial, blah … Continue reading
Adventures in Bookbinding: Ten Minute Notebook
I’ve diddled about with bookbinding since my twenties, when a magazine article — who knows where, because there was no Martha Stewart Living back then — with photos, showed me how to build a real book. Oh frabjous month! I cut pages … Continue reading
Filed under A yard of fabric, About a buck, Books, Cheap and Cheerful Object of the Day, Paper
Scrap Bag Rollup
I cut out a couple of aprons today (Janice, I haven’t forgotten) and pulled out the sewing machine for the first time in almost a quarter! Where does the time go? You’ll see the Warrenville Zoolander modelling aprons later this … Continue reading
Filed under About a buck, Needlework, Yarn
Furoshiki:A New Japanese Good Thing
How odd that I decided I’d write about a classic Japanese folding technique last night, before I woke up to the God awful news about the earthquake today. My extended family and friends in Japan are just fine, thank God, but it’s … Continue reading
Filed under A yard of fabric, About a buck, Cool Japanese Stuff, How Cool is That?
Twenty Second Tulip
My cold whomped my week. I remember a couple of trips to Walgreens for OTC meds that did exactly jack, blinding coughing jags and ears that haven’t cleared since I walked onto the tarmac two Thursdays ago. Oh yeah, there … Continue reading
Filed under About a buck, Art, Cheap and Cheerful Object of the Day, Cool Japanese Stuff, Origami, Paper
Penalty: Hooking
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Filed under About a buck, Cheap and Cheerful Object of the Day, Needlework
Forbidden Food Pleasures: Lima Bean Edition
One of the themes of “Cheap and Cheerful” is my delight in conversion to a food, a band,or an author that I once loathed. I adore being proved wrong and getting on board with something that’s given pleasure to millions … Continue reading
Filed under About a buck, Food, History
Good Seed: Basil
I’ve learned to say zee instead of zed for the last letter of the alphabet. I don’t say leftentant any more, I say lootenant. It took me awhile to call Karkees Kakees. (Khakis.) The one Canadian shibboleth I can’t shake is … Continue reading
Filed under About a buck, Free
Why We Should All Play Cards
Maybe this would be better titled: Why I should Play Cards, because for all I know you’re a member of a bridge club, a poker game or a devotee of Shanghai Rummy. In fact, I began thinking about cards today … Continue reading
Filed under About a buck, Home
Everyone Needs a Notebook
I don’t know why it took so long for me to appreciate the advantages of owning a notebook. I was fifty before I realized what I’d been missing by not carrying around a small notebook in my purse. I’ve always been a … Continue reading
Filed under About a buck, Books, History, Paper
