Indy helps

She inspects She poses She builds kits She models she tests fabric quality she gives critique she cleans she dances surprise kes inspection

The Avengers, according to my cousin

McFlurry assembled the Avengers: Ironing Man Thor, the Nurse God Captain America, who does nothing The Hunk Black Window Hawkeye (from M.A.S.H.)

Taipei

I was addicted to taipei for years, and I recently downloaded it again and have been playing it on my computer and ipad. I decided to make a custom tile set - just some of my fav things, not a distinct theme, but here it is - Represented: Doctor Who, Star Wars, Disney, Marvel & DC, Indiana Jones, Tron, Back to the Future, My Little Pony, He-Man, Lord of the ...

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April 26

Today in history... 1564 – Playwright William Shakespeare was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England 1803 – Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France; the event convinces European science that meteors exist. 1865 – Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln, in Virginia. 1923 – The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey. 1933 – Carol Burnett, American comedian born 1962 – NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon. 1965 – ...

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christmas 2011 part 2

Christmas is all over. It never really felt like Christmas to start with, it was weird. But, I thought I'd share a few things I got. First I forgot to mention that we got a new bench/trunk for the end of our bed, and a sofa table for the living from my aunt. Both much needed! Here's my pic of some of what Chase got me from Christmas morning: ...

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Christmas 2011 gifts!

I made a couple of presents this year! First, for my youngest cousin, I made a little reversible dress-up cape. Purple is her favourite colour so I went with a lavender velvet for one side, and sparkley purple for the other. It was a fun little project. Next, I made an ornament out of felt for my aunt, of her dog, Daisy. I didn't get photos of it finished, unfortunately ...

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Christmas 2011 Tree!

Made the decision to go ahead and decorate on Thursday: We haven’t finished painting the living room or finished the new mantle – but I couldn’t wait; if I’d waited on all that to be done we’d probably wouldn’t have put the tree up til February. Ha. So excuse the unfinished mantle, but it’s nice to have the tree next to the fireplace. Looks nice ...

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