I had a pretty good weekend -- how about you? I considered having another Saturday Bonanza of Free (see last Saturday: pancakes, art) by seeing a free movie with one of my passes and then going to Target to buy some 'free' stuff with the gift card that Rob sent me for my birthday/Christmas (he's smart AND nice, you know). But then I started thinking about all the work I have to do, gift-wise, and a movie suddenly seemed like a waste of valuable time.
So I went to Target, got the first season of How I Met Your Mother, and watched THAT all day instead of doing anything useful. Well, that's almost completely true. TV on DVD is the best-worst innovation ever.
Today, my friend Alex came over, and, after checking out my recently-renovated local diner (to make sure it was still good -- it passed), we decorated the heck out of some gingerbread cookies I'd baked Saturday night. Some public radio employees are going to be very impressed at our ability to re-imagine the 'Christmas fish' cookie cutter. (It's a penguin! It's a lady!)
All in all, a pretty good weekend, indeed. A lot of time spent at home, but with the next two weeks ahead (parties, birthday, holidays), I can't say I really mind it.
Hi Anna, my weekend was pretty good, too - as I was crafting with my little daughter - we fell in love with your free paper house an I just wrote about them in my german sewing blog. You can see it by clicking on my URL below - it is the funny automatic translation, but you may get the point what I meant to say!
Christmas Freebies from America
We added polyfill for snow and a little sparkle on the roofs!
Thank you so much for this great freebie and have a nice Christmas!
Yours, Kati
Anna--I discovered your blog a few weeks ago, and I'm really enjoying it specially since you're a fellow poet. I posted about your blog last week on mine: http://thehomebeete.com/2009/12/06/hitting-the-links-12509/
I'm mostly writing to ask about your record player. I've been lugging around a box full of records for a couple of years, and I'm trying to get recommendations so I can finally take the plunge and get a record player.
I'm a poet? I didn't even know it.
The record player is second hand. You'll find much better quality turntables by checking out pawn shops, etc (so long as you make sure they work and that you can get a new needle, if you have to) than buying a new one -- unless you're planning on shelling out money for a professional player.
Dude, the gingerbread cookies were so full of win, the MPR peeps could barely believe they were allowed to eat them.
But next year, you must make more station map cookies -- those were the clear favorite. :)