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New city. New flat. New. New. New! Excited about the upcoming WPA Art Parade June 5th!

Leanne Prain, who with Mandy Moore wrote the fantastic Yarn Bombing, is asking for submissions for her next book, Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery! She is accepting submissions until June 15, 2010, and the book will be published by Arsenal Pulp in the fall of 2011. Direct from the site: Hoopla: The Art of [...]

So being the new girl in a new town, I am actually in the process of downloading the first episode of The Mary Tyler Moore show. As I keep hearing “You’re going to make it after all…” (the only part of the theme song I can remember) in my head, I figured it is an [...]

My first thought when I saw this was, WTF? Seriously. Laura Ingalls-style move vs. a U-Haul? My second thought was, isn’t all moving (without paid movers, that is) pretty much DIY? And isn’t moving pretty much universal? Why should America get to claim it as a “tradition?” But I digress. It takes a lot to [...]

Bobbin’s been an excellent packing partner. So helpful, in fact, she actually packed herself. I think she looks quite pleased with her efforts, no? Move into my new apartment next weekend, while working a few hundred miles north during the week. Excited to have everything in its right (new!) place. Also quite excited to be [...]